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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
To: "Jason" <username@tir.com>
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Subject: Re: Dumping Usernames and Real Names 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:14:48 -0400."
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On Tue, 28 Sep 1999 09:14:48 -0400, "Jason" wrote:

> Is there a way I can dump all of the username and their associated
> "real name" to a text file? I have looked at finger but their is no
> way to do all users even if they are not logged into the system. Are
> their any commands

Yes:

	cat /etc/passwd > somefile

:-)

Or, if _all_ you want is the usernames and real names, then:

	cut -f 1,5 -d ':,' </etc/passwd > somefile

Have fun,

Ciao,
Sheldon.


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