How to get an IP address

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Subject: How to get an IP address
From: T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:44:48 +0000 (UTC)
Message-id: <[🔎] j9rgi0$tv8$1@dough.gmane.org>

Hi, 

I know how to get an IP address *info* using dig, but has anyone looked 
into how to get *only* the IP address? so that I can use, eg.

 the_ip=`get_ip host`

Thanks

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