/usr/sbin/dhcpcd-test

#!/bin/bash

# License: GPL
# (C) Peter Poeml <>

usage() {

        cat >&2 <<-EOF
        Usage: $(basename $0)

        All other parameters are passed through to dhcpcd.
        EOF

}

device=$1; shift
if [ -z "$device" ]; then
        usage
        exit 1
fi

tmpdir=$(mktemp -d /var/tmp/dhcpcd.XXXXXX)
trap 'rm -rf $tmpdir' EXIT
infofile=$tmpdir/dhcpcd-$device.info
dhcpcd -Td -t 10 -NYRG -L $tmpdir -c /bin/true $device "$@"

echo "crh"
test -f $tmpdir/dhcpcd-$device.pid && kill $(cat $tmpdir/dhcpcd-$device.pid)

if test -s $infofile; then
        cat $infofile
        exit 0
else
        exit 1
fi