#!/bin/sh connection="$(nmcli con show --active | awk '$3 == "vpn" { print $1 }')" if [ -n "$connection" ]; then echo "VPN: $connection" exit 0 fi # [o] is a hack to not grep the grep-command # see: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9375711/more-elegant-ps-aux-grep-v-grep ! ps ax | grep -q "[o]penvpn" || echo -n "VPN" echo