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?
if grep -q '\<tuber\>' /etc/passwd then echo 'NOOOOOO! THERE ARE POTATOES IN MY PASSWORD! ABORT! ABORT!' | mail root else echo "foo. Foo? passwords are clean..." | mail root fi # The \< \> are to match a whole word only -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
