Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 14:26:33 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> To: "Rodney W. Grimes" <freebsd@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net> Cc: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: (FWD) Re: cvs commit: src/etc/periodic/daily 200.backup-passwd Message-ID: <97396.948975993@axl.noc.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 27 Jan 2000 04:11:38 PST." <200001271211.EAA76788@gndrsh.dnsmgr.net>
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On Thu, 27 Jan 2000 04:11:38 PST, "Rodney W. Grimes" wrote: > > sed 's/^\([ +-][^+-][^:]*\):[^:]*:/\1:(password):/' > > IMNSO sed is the wrong tool here, No arguments from me, since my awk skills are limited. However, I'll point out that sed is doing a decent job without turning into an invocation mess. The awk program you sent is much longer. Oh, and it produces absolutely no output whatsoever over here. :-) Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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