Convert a file with one IP on each line into a script that can be copy-pasted into a SonicWALL shell to create a new address group.

iplist2addressgroup.sh

# IP List to Address Group
# Convert a file with one IP on each line into a script that can be
# copy-pasted into a SonicWall shell to create a new address group.
# Use it like `./iplist2addressgroup.sh iplist.txt > script.txt`.
# I used it to bulk-blasklist some public IPs.
# See https://www.fuzeqna.com/sonicwallkb/ext/kbdetail.aspx?kbid=10896

# Config
objname='blacklistedip'
groupname='Blacklist'
zone='WAN'

# Script
file="$1"
number=0
objs=( )

for address in $(cat "${file}"); do
  echo "address-object ${objname}${number}"
  echo "zone ${zone}"
  echo "host ${address}"
  echo "exit"
  echo ""

  objs+=("${objname}${number}")
  ((number+=1))
done

echo "address-group ${groupname}"
for obj in ${objs[@]}; do
  echo "address-object ${obj}"
done
echo ""
echo "finished"