On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:09:07AM +1000, Voytek Eymont wrote: > how can I output a config file with only the valid directives, but not all > the '#' commented lines ? > > # cat /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config > > # Load additional iptables modules (nat helpers) > # Default: -none- > # Space separated list of nat helpers (e.g. 'ip_nat_ftp ip_nat_irc'), which > # are loaded after the firewall rules are applied. Options for the helpers > are > # stored in /etc/modules.conf. > IPTABLES_MODULES="" > .... > > so to get only > IPTABLES_MODULES=""
grep -v '^#' /etc/sysconfig/iptables-config ^ means beginning of the line # mean # -v means "everything except what matches" -- Norman Gaywood, Computer Systems Officer University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia [email protected] Phone: +61 (0)2 6773 3337 http://mcs.une.edu.au/~norm Fax: +61 (0)2 6773 3312 Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
