#!/bin/sed -nf #< get ip addresses from file # usage ./iplist.sed /etc/hosts # ignores commented ips, etc /^[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*.*/ { s/\([0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\.[0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/g p }