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Old 08-19-2012, 03:00 AM   #1
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Linux command to find all files in a directory which contain ip addresses.


Give a Linux shell command to find all files in a directory which contain ip addresses.
 
Old 08-19-2012, 03:28 AM   #2
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Hi and welcome to LQ.

Looks like homework. What have you tried so far?
 
Old 08-19-2012, 04:31 AM   #3
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@sycamorex: this is not a homework question.It is an interview question.I actually wrote something like
find /etc -exec grep '[0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*' {} \; which displays all the IP addressess present in /etc directory.......actually i just want to display the file names in which IP addressess are present....how to do that??please help me
 
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Old 08-19-2012, 04:38 AM   #4
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Have a look at grep's -L and -l options.
 
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Old 08-19-2012, 05:14 AM   #5
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@druuna: I could not get your clue.....It would be grateful if u provide me with the command
 
Old 08-19-2012, 05:16 AM   #6
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Did you have a look at the grep man page (man grep)?

Code:
find /etc -exec grep -L '[0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*' {} \;
find /etc -exec grep -l '[0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*[.][0-9][0-9]*' {} \;

Last edited by druuna; 08-19-2012 at 05:35 AM. Reason: See post #8 by sycamorex
 
Old 08-19-2012, 05:27 AM   #7
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@druuna: Thank u so much for your patience in explaining me this...I got the answer now....Since I am just a beginner in linux it was difficult for me to grasp your clue....once again thank u so much for helping me
 
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@druuna
I think the OP wants -l not -L


Try:
Code:
find /etc -exec grep -rl '[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}' {} \;
 
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Old 08-19-2012, 05:31 AM   #9
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@druuna
I think the OP wants -l not -L
Yep, you are correct!
 
  


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