On Fri, Aug 20, 2004 at 09:46:52PM -0500, Kent West wrote: > Maybe I'm asking the wrong question. > > Here's a new question. > > How can I test to see if the word "tuber" is in the /etc/passwd file, > reliably, and take an action if it is, and take a different action if > it's not, in a bash shell script?
You won't need to read the file, use "getent passwd": getent passwd | grep tuber If 'tuber' is the username, you can shorten this to: getent passwd tuber or even: [ -n "$(getent passwd tuber)" ] && tuber exists || tuber does not exist -- Thomas Adam -- "Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask. You are a flatulent pain in the arse." -- Morrissey. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
