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hi im trying to find a way to only show the interface name and interface mode from the iwconfig command.
for example this is the output i get.
Code:
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- 12-19-2012 #1Just Joined!
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trying to only output certain words from a command
hi im trying to find a way to only show the interface name and interface mode from the iwconfig command.
for example this is the output i get.
and i want to get it to output.Code:lo no wireless extensions. eth0 no wireless extensions. wlan1 IEEE 802.11bg ESSID:"*****" Mode:Managed Frequency:2.437 GHz Access Point: 00:FE:F4:6A:85:48 Bit Rate=48 Mb/s Tx-Power=20 dBm Retry long limit:7 RTS thr:off Fragment thr:off Power Management:off Link Quality=70/70 Signal level=-14 dBm Rx invalid nwid:0 Rx invalid crypt:0 Rx invalid frag:0 Tx excessive retries:14 Invalid misc:80 Missed beacon:0
Code:wlan0 managed wlan1 managed ... for however many wireless interfaces there is
- 12-19-2012 #2Linux Newbie
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Try this (or a minor variant):
Code:iwconfig | grep -A1 wlan | tr -d '\n' | tr -s [:blank:] | cut -d ' ' -f 1,5


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