Sample Inputs and Outputs
Input: A system log file containing the following entries:
Jan 2020: Connection from 192.168.1.100 for 10 minutes Feb 2020: Connection from 192.168.1.100 for 20 minutes Mar 2020: Connection from 192.168.1.100 for 30 minutes Apr 2020: Connection from 192.168.1.100 for 15 minutes
Output: A report file with the following content:
Jan 2020: 10 minutes Feb 2020: 20 minutes Mar 2020: 30 minutes Apr 2020: 15 minutes Total connection time: 75 minutes
Create a Log File in PowerShell Script
In this article, we will be discussing a shell script that can be used to report the cumulative connection time for month/year entries found in a system log file. This script can be useful for network administrators or system administrators who need to analyze log files and get an overview of how much time a particular user or IP address has spent connected to the system. To make this task easier, we can use a shell script to automate the process of extracting this information from a log file. The script provided in this article can be used to report the cumulative connection time for month/year entries found in a system log file. It uses a combination of Linux commands like grep, awk, cut, pastes, and bc to extract the information from the log file and calculate the cumulative connection time. The script can be easily modified to suit the specific requirements of a particular system or log format. Additionally, this script is a basic example and can be extended in many ways to include more advanced filtering or computation.