A little helper managing lxc containers

lxc.sh

#!/bin/bash

if [ "$(id -u)" != "0" ]; then
   echo "This script must be run as root" 1>&2
   exit 1
fi

AMOUNT=5
NAME="xymon"

case "$1" in

create)
	for i in $(seq 1 $AMOUNT); 
	do 
        	echo "Creating $NAME-$i"
	        lxc-clone -s -o template -n "$NAME-$i" > /dev/null
	        lxc-start -n "$NAME-$i" -d
	done
	echo "Please wait, booting..."
	sleep 15
	echo "sudo lxc-ls --fancy -F ipv4,name"
	sed -i "/$NAME/d" hosts
	lxc-ls --fancy -F ipv4,name | column -t | grep "$NAME" >> hosts
	lxc-ls --fancy -F ipv4,name | column -t | grep "$NAME"
;;

destroy)
	for i in $(seq 1 $AMOUNT); 
	do
        	echo "Destroying $NAME-$i"
        	lxc-stop -n "$NAME-$i"
        	lxc-destroy -n $NAME-$i
	done
	sed -i "/$NAME/d" hosts
;;
start)

	for i in $(seq 1 $AMOUNT); 
	do
        	echo "Starting $NAME-$i"
        	lxc-start -n "$NAME-$i" -d
	done
        echo "Please wait, booting..."
       	sleep 15
	sed -i "/$NAME/d" hosts
       	lxc-ls --fancy -F ipv4,name | column -t | grep $NAME
	lxc-ls --fancy -F ipv4,name | column -t | grep $NAME >> hosts
;;
stop)
	for i in $(seq 1 $AMOUNT); 
	do
	        echo "Shutting down $NAME-$i"
	       	lxc-stop -n "$NAME-$i"
	done
	sed -i "/$NAME/d" hosts
;;

status)
	lxc-ls --fancy -F ipv4,name | column -t | grep $NAME
;;

*)
        echo "Usage: $0 {create|destroy|start|stop|status}"
        exit 1
esac