[Linuxcommand-discuss] is_ppp_up shell function - enjoy!

[William S. <bs...@tw...>]

function is_ppp_up
{
	#####
	#	Function to test for PPP connection.  Returns 0 exit
	#	status on success (ppp0 is up)
	#
	#	Written by William Shotts <bs...@cl...>
	#	Arguments:
	#		none
	#####

	netstat -r | grep ppp0 > /dev/null

}	# end of is_ppp_up


Sample Usage:

	echo -e "Checking for network connection...  \c"
	if is_ppp_up
	then
		echo -e "Ok"
	else
		echo -e "Network down!"
		exit 1
	fi


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