bash shell script that gets the current IP address and xflash version and echos into a file, which is then copied onto a remote host

current_ips.sh

#!/bin/bash
REMOTE_SERVER=192.168.109.2
#IRV: Cat into same file? What if many try at same time? But would be better cos could tail -f!
#OUTPUT=/path/hosts_${HOSTNAME}.txt #IRV: advantage here is file date/time is updated on target, so dont need to know date here
#OUTPUT=/path/hosts.txt
OUTPUT=hosts.txt
touch $OUTPUT
REMOTE_PATH=/path2
#TIME_STAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d) # doesnt work on blades due to no battery!

echo "----------------------------------------------" >> $OUTPUT
#echo "# This file is auto created via the script /root/current_ips.sh" > $OUTPUT
#echo "# Which is run from /etc/rc.local on each boot of each board" >> $OUTPUT
echo ${HOSTNAME} : ${S2SYSTEM} >> $OUTPUT
ifconfig | grep 'inet addr:' | grep -v '127.0.0.1' | cut -d: -f2 | awk '{ print $1}' >> $OUTPUT

xfflash -i >> $OUTPUT

#scp $OUTPUT $REMOTE_SERVER:$REMOTE_PATH
cat $OUTPUT | ssh $REMOTE_SERVER "cat >> $REMOTE_PATH/$OUTPUT"
rm -f $OUTPUT