pause search script

paul_mat · 05-25-2006, 10:15 PM

hi there,

I've writtern a short script for searching though my DG blacklists

#!/bin/bash
Z=search
echo "Enter the domain name you want to search for:"
printf "Search"
read Z
if [ "$Z" = "" ]; then
Z=search
fi
echo ""

grep -r $Z /etc/dansguardian/blacklists/*

but the problem is sometimes this can bring back a huge result. I was wondering if someone knew of a way I could get it to display like 30 lines at a time?

cs-cam · 05-25-2006, 11:50 PM

Pipe the output to less?

debulu · 05-25-2006, 11:50 PM

hi
If I have understood your point correctly than i would suggest to use more to display it in a screen feeted way.

grep -r $Z /etc/dansguardian/blacklists/* | more

see man page of "more" for more options.

hope helps.

paul_mat · 05-25-2006, 11:56 PM

thanks, debulu that did the trick!

#!/bin/bash
Z=search
echo "Enter the domain name you want to search for:"
printf "Search"
read Z
if [ "$Z" = "" ]; then
Z=search
fi
echo ""

grep -r $Z /etc/dansguardian/blacklists/* | more