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Check Ports bash script using ss and netstat
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#!/bin/bash | |
# NOTES: If ss and netstat return null, the script will say so | |
# Function to check a specific port using ss | |
chk-port() { | |
if [ -z "$1" ]; then | |
echo "Usage: chk-port <port-number>" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
echo "Checking port with ss:" | |
output=$(sudo ss -tulpn | grep ":$1") | |
if [ -z "$output" ]; then | |
echo "Ports not found with ss on port $1." | |
else | |
echo "$output" | |
fi | |
} | |
# Function to check a specific port using netstat | |
chk-port-more() { | |
if [ -z "$1" ]; then | |
echo "Usage: chk-port-more <port-number>" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
echo "Checking port with netstat:" | |
output=$(sudo netstat -tulpn | grep ":$1") | |
if [ -z "$output" ]; then | |
echo "Ports not found with netstat on port $1." | |
else | |
echo "$output" | |
fi | |
} | |
# Check if a port number was provided | |
if [ -z "$1" ]; then | |
echo "Usage: $0 <port-number>" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
# Call the functions with the provided port number | |
chk-port "$1" | |
chk-port-more "$1" |
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