matt

Not sure if this is the right group, but I am looking for a text replacement
command that is able to convert an ip address into a hyperlink.

For example:
I have the following in my file:

Feb 1 12:37: 192.168.1.2 : WARN-Updown Interface FastEthernet0/38, changed
state to down
Feb 1 12:37: 192.168.1.4 : WARN-Updown Line Protocol on Interface
FastEthernet0/12, changed state to down


I want to output this:

Feb 1 12:37: <a href="telnet://192.168.1.2">192.168.1.2</a> : WARN-Updown
Interface FastEthernet0/38, changed state to down
Feb 1 12:37: <a href=telnet://192.168.1.4>192.168.1.4</a> : WARN-Updown Line
Protocol on Interface FastEthernet0/12, changed state to down

But I'm not sure how to get the 192.168.1.x to the form of <a
href="telnet://192.168.1.x">192.168.1.x</a>

I've searched through sed do***entation, and don't see any way to make this
work. I'm not sure if sed is the way to go. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Matt

tommy reynolds

Sed to the rescue!

---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- #!/bin/sh
sed -re 's;([0-9][0-9]?[0-9]?[.][0-9][0-9]?[0-9]?[.][0-9][0-9]?[0-9]?[.][0-9][0-9]?[0-9]?);<a href=telnet://\1">\1</a>;g' $@
---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ---- cut ----

and run it either as a filter or with the input file on the command
line.

Cheers!

paul

You could look at awk - awk '{FS=" "}{print $1 " " $2 " " $3 " \<a
href=\"telnet:\/\/" $4 "Other fixed text}'

You might have to fiddle with the "\"s and also the input from whatever
file the input is in ( awk ... < inFile > >outFile )

sed is a little messier I think but will work ( I try and avoid complex
REs - just a personal thing )

matt

That's perfect. Thanks for your help.