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Re: [SLUG] Script needed

To: Simon Bryan <sbryan@nospam.olmc.nsw.edu.au>
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Script needed
From: Anthony Rumble <smilie@nospam.LinuxHelp.com.au>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2000 14:34:05 +1000 (EST)
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On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Simon Bryan wrote:

> I am looking for some kind script wizard to help me out.
> I have a file of:
> username:password
> 
> I want to be able to regularly generate a file from this of just the usernames,
> that is strip off the ':password'. Could some kind person pointme at the Perl 
> (or other commands) to do this?

This is a job for.. <tada> AWK.

cat thefile.txt | awk -F: '{print $1}'

Done.. easy..

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