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Created February 14, 2011 16:21
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Simple script for getting your external IP and uploading it to a server via SCP.
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ip-uploader.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Define your server information here
SERVER="<hostname_or_ip>"
PORT="22"
USER="<user_name>"
FILEPATH="<file_path>"
# Get IP from whatismyip.com and store it in a file
wget http://www.whatismyip.com/automation/n09230945.asp -O ip.txt
# Copy ip.txt to your server
scp -P $PORT ip.txt $USER@$SERVER:$FILEPATH
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