#!/bin/sh VAR=$(cat pfout) #pfout has lines like -> BLOCK_IN 331 202 31866 BLOCK_IN_EVAL=$(echo "$VAR" | grep BLOCK_IN | awk '{ print $2 }') BLOCK_IN_PACKETS=$(echo "$VAR" | grep BLOCK_IN | awk '{ print $3 }') BLOCK_IN_BYTES=$(echo "$VAR" | grep BLOCK_IN | awk '{ print $4 }') echo $BLOCK_IN_EVAL echo $BLOCK_IN_PACKETS echo $BLOCK_IN_BYTES