#!/bin/bash status=$( echo -e -n "GET /sopen/text/en HTTP/1.0\r\nHost: shackspace.de\r\n\r\n" | nc shackspace.de 80 2>&1 | egrep -c "^open$" ) if [ $status -eq 1 ]; then echo -e "Yuhuu, doors are \e[1;32mopen\e[0m! ;-)" else echo -e "Damn, it's \e[1;31mclosed\e[0m." exit 1 fi