bash_logging.script

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# DESCRIPTION: This is just a very simple logging function 
#              because I'm lazy and want to have a repeatable
#              and nice looking log output. It took me a solid
#              20 minutes to figure out exactly what i wanted so here. :) 
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LOGDIR=/tmp/cce_audit_logs/ #CHANGE THIS

if [[ -d $LOGDIR ]]; then
  echo "$LOGDIR found, continuing..."
else
  mkdir -p $LOGDIR
  echo "$LOGDIR created, continuing..."
fi

function loggy(){
   while read data; do
    TIMESTAMP=$(date '+%d/%m/%Y %H:%M:%S')
    LOG="$LOGDIRlog.log" #CHANGE THIS 
    echo "$(hostname):$TIMESTAMP -> $data" | tee $LOG
  done
}

### EXAMPLE ###
echo "Starting Script v1.0" | loggy
echo "Script ran out of gas" | loggy
ping www.google.com | loggy

### OUTPUT ###
hacbook:08/10/2020 21:47:31 -> Beginning Log Function Test
hacbook:08/10/2020 21:51:10 -> Starting Script v1.0
hacbook:08/10/2020 21:51:10 -> Script ran out of gas
hacbook:08/10/2020 21:51:10 -> PING www.google.com (172.217.1.36): 56 data bytes
hacbook:08/10/2020 21:51:10 -> 64 bytes from 172.217.1.36: icmp_seq=0 ttl=116 time=32.801 ms
hacbook:08/10/2020 21:51:11 -> 64 bytes from 172.217.1.36: icmp_seq=1 ttl=116 time=40.646 ms