Re: Periodic scripts [Was: Re: /etc/security -> /etc/periodic/security?]

[Nick Rogness]

On Fri, 30 Jun 2000, Fotis Georgatos wrote:

> Why bother with complex shell scripts when you can have most
> needed functionality in a single C program?
> I've found myself replacing 10-20 lines of shell code with a single line.

        WHAT?  Are you crazy?  I've found just the opposite.
        What shell scripting are you using?  Example to find # of 
        duplicate usernames in your password file:

        #!/usr/local/bin/ksh
        VAR1=`awk -F: '{print $1}' /etc/passwd|grep -cx $1`
        print "Number of occurences of $1 in /etc/passwd: $VAR1"

        Let me see you replicate that in C in less than 2 lines...


Nick Rogness
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