jail_box_ip=$( jot -w "66.252.2.%d" -s "," 124 4 ) What a gorgeous solution ;)
Thanks man! On Sat, Aug 2, 2008 at 7:37 PM, Matthew Seaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Redd Vinylene wrote: >> >> Hey, I got a couple of hundred IPs, is there an easy way to add them >> all to jail_box_ip="ip1,ip2,ip3" without making like the longest line >> ever? >> >> Like this? >> >> jail_box_ip="66.252.2.4,\ >> 66.252.2.5,\ >> 66.252.2.6,\ >> >> Unfortunately that doesn't look too good. >> >> Nor does: >> >> export x=$(cat ips);export jail_ips=''; for ip in $x; do export >> jail_ips="$jail_ips,$ip"; done; export jail_ips=$(echo $jail_ips | sed >> s/,$/''/ | sed s/^,//); >> >> Is there a more beautiful alternative? > > /etc/rc.conf is just /bin/sh code. All you need to do is set > the variables -- usually by assigning a static string, but you > can use whatever constructs you want. Well - within reason. Making > something as critical as the system boot process depend on a bunch of > other files or processes is not a good idea on the whole. > > You can include multi-line whitespace in the variables by using single > quotes: > > jail_box_ip='66.252.2.4, > 66.252.2.5, > 66.252.2.6, > 66.252.2.7' > > Assuming that the init script that processes this data isn't phased > by the inclusion of a bit of whitespace. > > Or you can generate the required numbers, assuming they are > consecutive: > > jail_box_ip=$( jot -w "66.252.2.%d" -s "," 5 4 ) > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard > Flat 3 > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate > Kent, CT11 9PW > > -- http://www.home.no/reddvinylene _______________________________________________ freebsd-jail@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-jail To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
