> Hi,
>
> I know how to get an IP address *info* using dig, but has anyone looked
> into how to get *only* the IP address? so that I can use, eg.
>
> the_ip=`get_ip host`
Hi Tong,
Kind people have already suggested dig and host, but may I make
another suggestion:
getent hosts $hostname | awk '{print $1}'
It appears that host and dig only look at DNS, whereas you may be
using other name resolution methods e.g. a hosts file. "getent hosts"
takes account of that.
Also, getent is always installed (as far as I can tell), whereas host
and dig may not be installed.
I hope this helps.
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Cheers,
Clive
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