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Bash scripting question

Hi

i'm writing a bash script to scan a port of an IP and then prompt me to either scan another or exit, (basic i know but i have no scripting or programming knowlegde and i'm learning)

i cant seem to get the script to prompt me to scan again or quit. can anyone tell me where i have gone wrong. below is my script.

#!/bin/bash
hpinger()
{

echo enter IP address
read ip_address

echo enter port
read port

hping $ip_address -c 1 -S -p $port >hpingscan
}

hpinger
grep "flags=SA" /home/bash/bin/hpingscan > /dev/null 2>&1

if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then
clear
echo "port open"
exit
else
echo "port closed"

fi

sleep 2
echo "1. another scan"
echo "2. Exit"

echo "Enter your choice: "
read choice

case $choice in
1) hpinger # call hpinger() function
;;
2) exit # exit
esac

Thanks for any help

Thatch:confused:

You don't see the menu because of the line in red -- your script quits, completely, if the port is open.

Code:

#!/bin/bash

hpinger()

{

  echo enter IP address

  read ip_address



  echo enter port

  read port



  hping $ip_address -c 1 -S -p $port >hpingscan

}



hpinger

grep "flags=SA" /home/bash/bin/hpingscan > /dev/null 2>&1



if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then

  clear

  echo "port open"

  exit

else

  echo "port closed"

fi



sleep 2

echo "1. another scan"

echo "2. Exit"



echo "Enter your choice: "

read choice



case $choice in

  1) hpinger # call hpinger() function

  ;;

  2) exit # exit

esac

Thanks Dark Helmet, that fixed that one but then brought to light another problem with the script, but i'll work on that one myself.

many thanks

Thatch