Date: Thu, 11 May 2000 01:29:02 -0400 From: Jim Conner <jconner@enterit.com> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: making even columns in sh Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000511012812.01ec85f0@mail.enterit.com>
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>At 17.47 10.05.00 +1000, Richard Grace wrote: > > > I've written a simple script to display usernames > > > with their $HOME as root (chrooted). The $HOME variable > > > is extracted with awk and sed. > > > > > > However as usernames are not all the same lenght > > > the columns (username chroot/path ) don't run > > > straight down, that is the chroot/path column start > > > depends on how long the username is. > > > > > > Is there some way I can manipulate the rows so that > > > the second column is displayed in an 'orderly' fashion > > > using sh? > > > >Try echoing a tab character (^I) in between. > >Is there a difference of ^| to echo -e "\t" (using [ba]sh) or echo "\t" >using non-sh? >I've never seen this before. > >Jim > > >Richard Grace > > > >ITworks Consulting Pty. Ltd. > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today's errors, in contrast: Windows - "Invalid page fault in module kernel32.dll at 0032:A16F2935" UNIX - "segmentation fault - core dumped" Humanous Beingsus - "OOPS, I've fallen and I can't get up" ------------------------------- Jim Conner NOTJames jconner@enterit.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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