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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# 2012 Sébastien Gross <seb•ɑƬ•chezwam•ɖɵʈ•org>
+#
+# This file is part of cdist.
+#
+# cdist is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# cdist is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with cdist. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+#
+# List all network interfaces in explorer/ifaces. One interface per line.
+#
+
+uname_s="$(uname -s)"
+
+case "$uname_s" in
+   Linux)
+      ifconfig  | sed -n 's/^\([^[:space:]]\+\)[[:space:]].*/\1/p' 
+      exit 0
+   ;;
+   Darwin|*BSD)
+      ifconfig | sed -n 's/^\([^:]*\): flags.*/\1/p'
+      exit 0
+   ;;
+esac
+
+echo "Unknown OS" >&2
+exit 1