fileparser

A simple tool for searching for a string and then searching for a second string after the first one is found. Written in C++. Python and for people who love large executables, Swift. All versions tested on mac OS High Sierra Only

Swift Version

Python Version

fileparser [optional: -verbose] [inputfile] ["first search string"] ["second search string"]
fileparser [optional: -verbose] [-pipe] ["first search string"] ["second search string"]
sudo fileparser -install

Returns 0 for successfully finding the first and second string.

Example usage:

Check to see if a phone is connected to a computer via Bluetooth:

system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType > btdata.txt
./fileparser btdata.txt "My iPhone" "Connected: Yes"

if [ $? == 0 ]; then
  echo "Connected"
else
  echo "Not Connected"
fi

Using pipe rather than intermediary file:

system_profiler SPBluetoothDataType | fileparser -pipe "My iPhone" "Connected: Yes"

if [ $? == 0 ]; then
  echo "Connected"
else
  echo "Not Connected"
fi