If you don't mind changing the script, go ahead and try the below:
cat usefile | awk -F: '{ print $1 }'
This will list all the names in "userfile", in case you want them in another file, all you have to do is redirect the output of the command to the desired file.
Regards,
Ziad
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Thanks
This program will extract names from an input and put them into another
command.
userfile=$1
s=0
for i in 'cat $userfile ';do
# s=$s+1
NAME='cut -d : -f1'
echo $NAME
# echo $s
done
The output is as below instead of a list of names as I would like
[root@Lizzi root]# ./addscusers scusers
cut -d : -f1
[root@Lizzi root]#
Many thanks
Mike
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Change the line:
$NAME='cut -d : -f1'
to be:
NAME='cut -d : -f1'
$NAME as a left-hand operator causes expansion, which in this case probably
expands to "", leaving you with:
='cut -d : -f1'
which is the text of your error message.
ahp
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> From: Mikevl [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 13:52
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> Thanks Robert
>
> No I didn't name the file useradd it has quite a different name
> The cut command works from the command line but from the script I get
>
> [root@Lizzi root]# ./addscusers scusers
> ./addscusers: =/bin/cut -d : -f1: No such file or directory
>
> Many thanks
>
> Mike
>
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> On Sun, 1 Dec 2002, Bill Horne wrote:
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mikevl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > Can anybody help with this simple script
> > >
> > > Command is useradd userfile
> > >
> > >
> > > useradd
> > > userfile=$1
> > > s=0
> > > for i in 'cat $userfile ';do
> > > $NAME='cut -d : -f1'
> > > echo $NAME
> > > done
> >
> > info cut.
>
> *please* tell me you didn't actually name the executable
> script file "useradd".
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> rday
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