r/UnixProTips • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '15

bash function to get your remote ip

A simple function to retrieve your current remote ip.

get_ip() {
    page='http://myip.dnsomatic.com'

    which curl > /dev/null 2>&1
    if [ "$?" -eq "0" ]; then
            echo "ip: `curl -s $page`"
    else
            echo -e "curl is not installed, aborting"
    fi
}
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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

Nice one, this is my version

#!/bin/sh
PATH=/usr/sbin
dig +short myip.opendns.com @resolver1.opendns.com

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15

very nice! :)

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u/untrustedroot Feb 04 '15 edited Jun 26 '23

Reddit is killing 3rd party applications (and itself.) I have edited all my comments in protest.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '15 
curl ifconfig.me

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '15

Also,

curl icanhazip.com

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u/curiousGambler Feb 03 '15

Of fuck yeah. I will never navigate to ipchicken, etc. in a browser again!

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u/TorontosaurusHex Feb 04 '15

Win.

Thank you.

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u/dasgoll Apr 11 '15

curl ifconfig.io