On Fri, 26 May 2006 12:04:48 +1200 Hadley Rich wrote: > On Friday 26 May 2006 11:29, Nick Rout wrote: > > given this string (all one line): > > > > Tracker Load: (9 %)<table class=main border=0 width=400><tr><td > > style='padding: 0px; background-image: url(pic/loadbarbg.gif); > > background-repeat: repeat-x'><img height=15 width=36 > > src="/pic/loadbargreen.gif" alt='9%'></td></tr></table>18:25:15 up 2 days, > > 23:44, 1 user, load average: 18.73, 20.96, 27.06<br></td></tr></table> > > > > what is the best way to parse out the first load average figure, ie in > > this case 18.73 > > Yeah, what language? > > echo $THAT_LINE | sed -e 's/.*load average: //' | cut -d ',' -f 1 > > a bit dirty but it works.
yes that works thanks. I think I am right in saying that the sed part cuts out everything up to the words "load average:" and the cut part then takes up until (but not including) the comma. -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
