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# getIps.sh
A bash script that resolves hostnames to their IPv4 and IPv6 addresses using DNS lookups.
## Description
This script reads a list of hostnames from an input file and performs DNS lookups to find their corresponding IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. The results are written to an output file in a tab-separated format.
## Usage
```bash
./getIps.sh <input_file> <output_file>
```
### Arguments
- `input_file`: Path to a text file containing hostnames (one per line)
- `output_file`: Path where the results will be written
### Example
```bash
./getIps.sh hosts.txt results.txt
```
## Input Format
The input file should contain hostnames, one per line:
```
google.com
github.com
stackoverflow.com
```
## Output Format
The output file will contain tab-separated values with the following columns:
```
hostname IPv4_address IPv6_address
```
Example output:
```
google.com 142.250.191.14 2a00:1450:4001:80e::200e
github.com 140.82.112.4 N/A
stackoverflow.com 151.101.1.69 N/A
```
## Features
- Resolves both IPv4 (A records) and IPv6 (AAAA records) addresses
- Handles empty lines in input file gracefully
- Shows "N/A" for addresses that cannot be resolved
- Clears previous output file before writing new results
- Provides usage information if incorrect arguments are provided
## Requirements
- `dig` command (part of dnsutils package)
- Bash shell
## Installation
Make the script executable:
```bash
chmod +x getIps.sh
```
## Error Handling
- The script will exit with an error if the wrong number of arguments is provided
- Empty lines in the input file are automatically skipped
- DNS resolution failures are handled gracefully (shows "N/A")