Using a Simple Script to Automate Tasks
You could use a simple script, for example, to examine your system log for certain keywords. If the script is run via your system’s scheduling table, /etc/crontab
, it can help automate security monitoring. By combining the output capabilities of existing Linux commands with the language facilities of the shell, you can quickly build a useful script to perform a task normally requiring a number of command lines. For example, you can create a short script, named greplog
, like this:
#!/bin/sh# name: greplog# use: mail grep of designated log using keyword# version: v.01 08aug02## author: bb## usage: greplog [keyword] [logpathname]## bugs: does not check for correct ...
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