Or another way would be:
For f in `cat /tmp/users`
Do
grep $f /etc/passwd | awk -F: '{ print $6 }' >> /tmp/xxx
done
-brian
Brian D. McGrew {brian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx || pacemakertaker@xxxxxxxx }
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-----Original Message-----
From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Smith, Albert
Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 4:09 PM
To: redhat@xxxxxxxxxxxx; General Red Hat Linux discussion list
Subject: RE: Awk scripting Question
How about this:
for x in `cat /tmp/users`
do
grep $x /etc/passwd|cut -d":" -f6 >>/tmp/home_dir
done
Albert Smith
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT
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> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Simran H.
> Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 7:01 PM
> To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Awk scripting Question
>
> Hey Guys,
>
> I am trying to do some cleanup work on one of my linux systems and am
> having problems with a script that I am writing.. Hopefully someone
> here can help me out:
>
> ls /home_nfs >> /tmp/users
> foreach user(`cat /tmp/users`)
> (echo `grep '/$user:' /home/Home_Script/passwd` | awk -F :
> '{print $6}' | awk -F / '{print "/"$2"/"$3}' >>
> /tmp/home_dir) end
>
> It looks like the script is failing at the echo `grep '/$user:'
> /home/Home_Script/passwd` part.. Anyone know what I am doing wrong.
>
> What I am trying to achieve is this:
>
> I have a file /tmp/users with all usernames and I want to grep for
> those users names in /etc/passwd and create another directory with
> just the home dir entries.
>
> Any help would be grately appreciated.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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