script to filter usr and passwd

[Mad Unix]

Many Thanks, it works.

On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 13:52:24, Thierry ITTY <thierry.itty at besancon.org> wrote:
> >where should I place the file name "file"?
> 
> hmm, you should "man awk"
> 
> thought, assuming the file that contains qmail definitions is named
> "myqmailfile"
>        cat myqmailfile | awk '...'
> or
>        awk '...' < myqmailfile
> 
> will put the result on your display, and
>        cat myqmailfile | awk '...' > myuserandpasswordfile
> or
>        awk '...' < myqmailfile > myuserandpasswordfile
> 
> will put the result in the file named "myuserandpasswordfile"
> 
> this is basic unix "plumbery"
> 
> hth
> 
> 
> >
> >> awk '/^name/ {n=$2} /^clear/ {printf "username: " n "\tpassword: " $3
> "\n"}'
> >> should work
> >> needs that all entries are correct (ie no name without password etc)
> >>
> >> hth