Prefixes the ping command with a date stamp, you then prove when it was run, works on Solaris and Linux

Author: geekcomputers

myping.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Script Name	: myping.bash
+# Author			: Craig Richards
+# Created			: September 25, 2011 
+# Last Modified	:
+# Version			: 1.0
+
+# Modifications  : 
+
+# Description		: Prefixes the ping command with a date stamp, you then prove when it was run, works on Solaris and Linux
+
+#################################
+# Start of procedures/functions #
+#################################
+
+funct_check_params()
+{
+        if [ ${NARG} -ne 1 ]; then
+                echo "myping failed : Not enough Parameters passed, you need to add an IP address"
+                exit 1
+        fi
+}
+
+funct_SunOS()
+{
+	ping -s $IP | while read pong; do echo "$(date +%F_%T) -- $pong"; done
+}
+
+funct_Linux()
+{
+	ping $IP | while read pong; do echo "$(date +%F_%T) -- $pong"; done
+}
+        
+################
+# Main Program #
+################
+
+# Variable Settings
+
+NARG=$#
+IP=$1
+
+{
+        funct_check_params 
+	if [[ `uname -s` == 'Linux' ]]; then
+	  funct_Linux
+	elif [[ `uname -s` == 'SunOS' ]]; then
+	  funct_SunOS
+	fi
+}
+
+## End of Script
+