From b1fb17656429f726dd1b8b8c3e1649abec1e5217 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: shokinn <mail@philip-henning.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:45:23 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add ifgrep function to match network devices by IP address
 pattern

---
 dotfiles/commonfunc | 16 ++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+)

diff --git a/dotfiles/commonfunc b/dotfiles/commonfunc
index d17984d..e8ee8d3 100644
--- a/dotfiles/commonfunc
+++ b/dotfiles/commonfunc
@@ -204,6 +204,22 @@ addec() {
 }
 
 {%@@ if distro == 'macos' @@%}
+
+#######################################
+# Shows all devices matching a given IP address Pattern.
+# Globals:
+#   None
+# Arguments:
+#   IP address pattern to match
+# Outputs:
+#   Matching network device information
+# Returns:
+#   None
+#######################################
+ifgrep() {
+  ifconfig | awk -v q="$1" '/^[^ \t]/ {if(block&&hit) print block; block=$0; hit=0; next} {block=block ORS $0} $1=="inet" && index($2,q) {hit=1} END{if(block&&hit) print block}';
+}
+
 #######################################
 # Shows a netstat -tulpn styled output on mac.
 # Globals: