gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# Update the temperature database
# I don't use netcat because I'm a real man and don't
# rely on external tools, especially not ones that take
# a WHOLE SECOND to time out before they return.

rrdtool update /var/log/imt/temperature.rrd N:$(

exec 3<>/dev/tcp/localhost/imtuc

echo "r dist_temp
r pc_temp
r pl_reg_temp
r sam1_temp
r sam2_temp
r sam3_temp
r sam4_temp" >&3

(sed 7q <&3) |
awk '{print $3}' |
sed 's/NA/U/' |
tr '\n' ':' | sed 's/.$//'
exec 3>&- )