shell script to read input from csv ip addresses?

kr0m3 · 07-18-2007, 10:14 AM

greets...

I'm trying to figure a way to automate the input of about 130 different IP addresses for the following command:

Code:

fstool  sw traps -h <ip address> -c <community string> -s 1 -v 2

which is basically telling the device to listen to the switches (via ip address) for certain info...

im sure i can get the ip's into comma delimited fairly quickly, i'm just stuck on the bash script.
thoughts?

thnx in advance,
~k

wjevans_7d1@yahoo.co · 07-18-2007, 12:14 PM

Don't delimit the list with commas. Delimit it with spaces, and use the for ... in construct. For info on that construct:

Code:

man bash

or google:

Code:

bash "for loop"

Hope this helps.

unSpawn · 07-18-2007, 12:19 PM

You *can* delimit by comma's, if you get your IP's in one var, then maybe

Code:

IPS=$@; IPS=${IPS//, / }; for IP in $IPS; do fstool sw traps -h $IP -c <community string> -s 1 -v 2 &; done

? (Or use a different IFS)

kr0m3 · 07-21-2007, 08:51 AM

thanks for the assist, mi compadres. I'll give the for loop a shot first, i suppose.

how fun... yet another learning curve to add to the list!

~k