help with sh script

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On 03 jul 2005, at 17:18, fbsd_user wrote:

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> On 03 jul 2005, at 15:39, fbsd_user wrote:
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>>> What is the sh coding to strip the periods from a IP address??
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>>> raw_ip='10.0.10.5'      this is starting
>>> num_ip='100105'        and this is what I need to convert to.
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>> Hi,
>> many ways, here's one:
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>> printf '10.0.10.5' | sed 's/\.//g'
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>> Arno
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> Thanks but I need a little more help.
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> num_ip="(printf $raw_ip | sed 's/\.//g')"
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> gives me a error.
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> What would the correct syntax be?
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> I am trying to write script to insert rules into PF firewall
> on 5.4. using pf anchors.
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you forgot the " " around the printf argument:

num_ip=" `printf "$raw_ip" | sed 's/\.//g' ` "


Arno