gistfile1.txt

$ ruby bin/ohai network//interfaces//em0//addresses//10.25.10.5
{
  "broadcast": "10.25.10.255",
  "netmask": "255.255.255.0",
  "family": "inet"
}

system.rb

diff --git a/lib/ohai/system.rb b/lib/ohai/system.rb
index 5bc1393..4d48d74 100644
--- a/lib/ohai/system.rb
+++ b/lib/ohai/system.rb
@@ -201,7 +201,12 @@ module Ohai
     end
     
     def attributes_print(a)
-      JSON.pretty_generate(@data[a])
+      if a =~ /\/\/+/ 
+        path = a.split("//").inject(@data) {|memo, curr| memo[curr.to_sym]}
+        JSON.pretty_generate(path)
+      else
+        JSON.pretty_generate(@data[a])
+      end
     end
     # Create an Ohai::System from JSON
     def self.json_create(o)