What is my public IP address

GET checkip.dyndns.org

Clean output, if used in scripts: GET checkip.dyndns.org|grep -o '[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}' or GET icanhazip.com

Sample Output

<html><head><title>Current IP Check</title></head><body>Current IP
Address: 87.189.103.250</body></html>

By: knoppix5

2012-03-07 07:55:42

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What is my public IP address

It's easier then the listed command, I'm thinking. but doesn't matter much--its closer to personal preference really. Show Sample Output
This is sample output - yours may be different.
```
$curl ifconfig.me
172.175.149.29
```
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curl ifconfig.me

bkozumplik · 2012-03-30 22:04:58 11
What is my public IP address

curl is much faster then the GET, and has less dependencies.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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curl -s checkip.dyndns.org|grep -o '[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}\.[0-9]\{1,3\}'

sosperec · 2012-03-08 07:43:15 4
What is my public IP address

Uses wget standard GNU utility. Prints only your ip.
This is sample output - yours may be different.
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wget -qO - http://whatismyip.org | tail

Flolagale · 2012-03-17 10:13:05 4

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Any thoughts on this command? Does it work on your machine? Can you do the same thing with only 14 characters?

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