Ping > CSV logger

ping2csv.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Usage: ./ping2csv.sh enp2s0 8.8.8.8
# (will ping 8.8.8.8 using interface enp2s0)
#
# Will store ping results on a file named "ping-enp2s0-8.8.8.8.csv" with lines as:
# 2020-01-01 10:15:30,15.234

set -x

INTERFACE="$1"
IP="$2"

while true
do
	result="""$(ping -qc1 -I $INTERFACE $IP 2>&1 | awk -F'/' 'END{ print (/^rtt/? ""$5"":"-1") }')"""
	now="""$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"""
	echo "$now,$result" >> "ping-$INTERFACE-$IP.csv"
	sleep 1
done