I am trying to parse some data from ifconfig output with sed, but I am not able to do it correctly. I want the command to extract just the number I am after.
For example, I am interested in extracting the bytes sent:
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:09:15:f7
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::92e2:baff:fe08:35c7/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:75141 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:78046 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
RX bytes:9040489 (9.0 MB) TX bytes:34806464 (34.8 MB)
If I use sed:
ifconfig eth1 | sed 's|.*RX bytes:\([0-9]*\).*|\1|g'
I get this output:
eth1 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:00:00:09:15:f7
inet addr:192.168.1.2 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0
inet6 addr: fe80::92e2:baff:fe08:35c7/64 Scope:Link
UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:75141 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:78046 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
9040627
But I am only interested in '9040627' Is there a way to do it with sed, or should I use awk or other alternatives?
Edit: I am using busybox binaries, so my options are limited.