whart is the result of the following command ?
grep -v ^$ /etc/shorewall/{zones,interfaces,masq,policy,rules} | grep -v #:
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]... Try `grep --help' for more information.
:)))))))) seriuosly i think you meant grep -v -e '^$' -e '^#' /etc/shorewall/{zones,interfaces,masq,policy,rules}
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