Thanks guys your solutions have worked and I am learning allot along the way.
This is my last coding problem. target="check-state" # Find the rule number of the target rule where you want the doorman # pass rules inserted before. ruleno=`ipfw list | sed -n -e "s/00\([0-9]*\) $target/\1/p"` The output of 'ipfw list' looks like this nnnnn a 5 position sequence rule number blank followed by a empty single position x-x a 10 to 80 position rule text When the rule text matches the target text I want the first 5 position rule number to go into ruleno. Large rules files may use all 5 positions and then the above code will fail to get the rule number. Tried to remove the s/00\ but had syntax problems. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
