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Date:      Wed, 6 Dec 2000 23:45:35 -0800
From:      "Crist J . Clark" <cjclark@reflexnet.net>
To:        Ryan <rnera@optushome.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: shell scripts?
Message-ID:  <20001206234535.Q99903@149.211.6.64.reflexcom.com>
In-Reply-To: <000301c05f95$3365a880$0200a8c0@RYAN>; from rnera@optushome.com.au on Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 12:59:57AM %2B1000
References:  <000301c05f95$3365a880$0200a8c0@RYAN>

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On Thu, Dec 07, 2000 at 12:59:57AM +1000, Ryan wrote:
> HI
> 
> I want to write a script to ping an IP with a pattern....
> 
> i want to be able to just type the filename and it will ask me for the IP to
> ping and send it away?

What do you mean by a "pattern?" Anyway, to prompt for an IP from a
script,

  #!/bin/sh

  echo -n "IP Address: "
  read IP

  ping $IP

But wouldn't it be easier to specify the IP at the command line?
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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