Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2000 08:43:24 -0600 (MDT) From: Nick Rogness <nick@rapidnet.com> To: Fotis Georgatos <fotis@ripe.net> Cc: Konstantin Chuguev <Konstantin.Chuguev@dante.org.uk>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Periodic scripts [Was: Re: /etc/security -> /etc/periodic/security ?] Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006300829350.98393-100000@rapidnet.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSI.4.05L.10006301309170.24628-100000@x21.ripe.net>
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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
- Speak softly and carry a Gigabit switch.
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