[K12OSN] Add users from file

[Julius Szelagiewicz]

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004, Les Mikesell wrote:

> On Wed, 2004-06-09 at 07:49, Trond Ruud Maehlum wrote:
> > Does someone know of a script which takes names from a file and automakes username?
> >
> > I have a file with 300 names like so:
> >
> > John,Smith
> >
> > I want the script to go through the list and output another file like so:
> >
> > John Smith,johsm (for example)... Alternatively an output which can be fed into the adduser batch in webmin.
> >
> > Anybody seed something like this?
>
> If you spend an hour or two learning stupid vi tricks (mostly
> regexp substitutions), you'll be able to make those transformations
> interactively in the editor at the drop of a hat for the rest of
> your life.
>
> For example, if you have a list like:
> First1,Last1
> First2,Last2
> the vi command
> :%s/\(^.*\),\(.\)\(.*\)/\1,\2\3,\L\1\2/
> Will turn it into
> First1,Last1,first1l
> First2,Last2,first2l
> and if you get it wrong, just hit 'u' to undo the change.
>
> For the regexp challenged:
> :  = start an ex (command line mode) command in vi
> %  = shorthand for 1,$ in the range for the command
>      (i.e. the whole buffer from the first to last line)
> s  = substitute
> /  = start 'match' portion
> \( = start a grouping
> ^  = anchor to beginning of line
> .  = any character
> *  = any number of the previous
> \) = end grouping
> ,  = literal match outside groupings
> \(.\) = grouping that matches any one character
> \(.*\) = grouping that picks up the rest
> /  = start 'replace' portion
> \1 = what the first grouping matched
> ,  = literal text
> \2 = 2nd grouping (the one character)
> \3 = 3rd grouping
> \L = lowercase following
> \1\2 = 1st and 2nd groups again.
> /  = end replacement
>
> One problem with complicated ex commands is that while you can
> undo the operation on the buffer, you can't easily recall and
> edit the command line itself.  I usually either open another
> window and cut/paste to save, edit, and re-use it or type the
> command as a normal line in the editor and use vi's delete-to-register,
> execute-register, put-register commands to save and restore
> it. For example, with the cursor on the line with the :command
> typing "add will delete it to the "a" register.  Typing @a
> will execute it.  If you don't like it, u will undo the edit
> and "ap will put the line back in the editor.
>
Les,
	you just never cease to amaze me ... after 25 years of vi, I'd
still burn many minutes to write a script to do it. Just goes to show I'm
a slow learner ;-)
julius