parse nginx statistics output

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 $ i=$(curl -s server/nginx_stats); IFS=$'\n'; i=($i); a=${i[0]/Active connections: } && a=${a/ }; r=${i[2]# [0-9]* [0-9]* }; echo "Active: $a, requests: $r"

June 20, 2014, 3:19 p.m. — azat

Explanation

  • Firstly download nginx statistics
  • IFS - set separator to new line only
  • i=$(i) # convert to *array*
  • a= # get active connections
  • r= # get requests