Listing files that contain IP addresses

find / | grep '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*'

Note that this will list files with names that appear like IP address.  There's no guarantee that the name is an actual address.



Good Luck,
Kent

Hi kdo,

I think my question was not clearly written, sorry for that. What i meant is that i want to list the name of the files that contain an IP address inside that file contents (not in the file name)

thanks

Use grep to do the same.  Though I suggest that you use it on selected directories and not the entire system.

To search from the current directory (and all subdirectories) try this:

grep -lR '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*' .


Kent

Hi kdo,

I have tried the command that you gave me and i got this error message:

root@server1:/data>  grep -lR '[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*\.[0-9]*' .

grep: illegal action -- R
Usage: grep -hblcnsviw pattern file . . .

Btw: Im using solaris 7, is that why im getting this problem?

Yeah.  The 'R' option means recursively check subdirectories but it isn't a universal option.  I don't know what option you'll need in a Solaris environment.



Kent

thanks a lot guys, i've got the expected results with that solution., im increasing the points and sharing between you both.

Cheers!
Vamsi