https://github.com/loglux-lab/ip-extractor

ip-extractor.sh uses nano to extract IP addresses. Results are stored in 'hosts', with duplicates removed. Ideal for sifting through logs and data-rich files.
https://github.com/loglux-lab/ip-extractor

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ip-extractor.sh uses nano to extract IP addresses. Results are stored in 'hosts', with duplicates removed. Ideal for sifting through logs and data-rich files.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/loglux-lab/ip-extractor
• Owner: loglux-lab
• Created: 2023-08-12T21:36:51.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-08-13T09:07:54.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-25T05:17:15.432Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: bash, extract-data, linux-shell, nano, regex, regular-expression
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 2.93 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# IP-Extractor

**ip-extractor.sh** is a Bash script designed to extract IP addresses from any text input via the `nano` editor. It processes the input, saves clean IP lists into several formats, and provides immediate feedback in the console.

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## 📦 Prerequisites

- Bash-compatible environment (Linux, macOS, WSL, etc.)

- `nano` editor installed

- Standard Unix tools: `grep`, `sort`, `tr`, `cat`, `rm`, `sed`, etc.

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## 🚀 Usage

1. Run the script:

   ```bash

   ./ip-extractor.sh

   ```

2. On first run, a file called `load` will be opened in `nano`. Paste your raw text (e.g., log files, traceroutes, firewall logs).

3. Save and exit (`Ctrl + O`, `Enter`, `Ctrl + X`).

4. The script will:

   - Extract all non-localhost IPv4 addresses

   - Save them to a file called `hosts`

   - Remove duplicates

   - Create two additional files:

     - `hostcom`: IPs in a comma-separated format

     - `chost`: IPs in a space-separated format

   - Display the final list of IPs in console

   - Inform how many IPs were found

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## 📁 Output Files

| File      | Description                                 |

|-----------|---------------------------------------------|

| `hosts`   | Unique extracted IP addresses, one per line |

| `hostcom` | Same IPs as in `hosts`, comma-separated     |

| `chost`   | Same IPs as in `hosts`, space-separated     |

| `load`    | Temporary input file (deleted after run)    |

| `loadlast`| Copy of last processed input                |

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## 🛠 Features

- Clean parsing: skips `127.*.*.*` and non-IP lines

- Visual feedback (`▓`, `Done!`) during processing

- Duplicate removal via `sort -u`

- Auto-relaunches itself if `load` file is empty or missing

- Multi-format output: plain, comma, and space-separated

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## 🔁 Notes

- The script only works with **IPv4** addresses.

- Edit the regex in `grep` if you want to support other formats or behaviours.

- You can comment or customise the `JobFin` messages for quieter output.

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## 🙋 Contributing

This is a lightweight utility meant for quick daily tasks. Feel free to submit enhancements, especially:

- IPv6 support

- GUI-based input (e.g. with `zenity`)

- Output to JSON or CSV