Retrieve IP address automatically
ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet addr:' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{print $1;}'You can add this to any command line requiring your IP address by using back ticks.
`ifconfig eth0 | grep 'inet addr:' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{print $1;}'`Written by Joel Grenon
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