Try hostname -i that will output the local IP address.
Jay Schulist
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2000, John Horne wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm try to sort out a (simple) way of determining the local hosts IP address
> (not the 127 address, but the address used by the ethernet card in my case)
> on linux and solaris systems. I know that ifconfig shows this, and it can be
> grepped but is there a simple command that says what the IP address is (like
> hostname gives the hosts name)? I can't think of one and couldn't find one.
> If not, then its going to have to be ifconfig|grep.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John.
>
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