print_uptime() { local HOST=$1 local EMOJI=$2 # -n: do not echo a newline echo -n "$EMOJI $HOST: " # The output of `uptime` looks like this: # `18:40:54 up 1 day 0:51, 0 users, load average: 0.79, 0.68, 0.69`, # so we use awk to trim it down to the parts we care about. # # For awk: # -F: splits the input by a string ssh adrielus@$HOST uptime \ | awk -F "up" '{print $2}' \ | awk -F " " '{print $1, $2}' } echo "Uptimes:" print_uptime "tethys" "🔥" print_uptime "lapetus" "⛵"