Bash script - Printf doesn't add a new line after each output
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I am trying to use getent to print passwd file for a specified user and want to get a specific output like this (jumping lines included):
User: <username>
UID: <user_uid>
Groups: <group 1> <group 2> <group 3>
Home folder: <user's_home_folder>
So I am using this but can't seem to get it right:
getent passwd foo | awk -F ':' '{printf "%sn" "User: "$1, "UID: "$3, "Groups: "$4, "Home folder: "$6}'
Am I doing printf wrong?
bash printf
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I am trying to use getent to print passwd file for a specified user and want to get a specific output like this (jumping lines included):
User: <username>
UID: <user_uid>
Groups: <group 1> <group 2> <group 3>
Home folder: <user's_home_folder>
So I am using this but can't seem to get it right:
getent passwd foo | awk -F ':' '{printf "%sn" "User: "$1, "UID: "$3, "Groups: "$4, "Home folder: "$6}'
Am I doing printf wrong?
bash printf
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
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I am trying to use getent to print passwd file for a specified user and want to get a specific output like this (jumping lines included):
User: <username>
UID: <user_uid>
Groups: <group 1> <group 2> <group 3>
Home folder: <user's_home_folder>
So I am using this but can't seem to get it right:
getent passwd foo | awk -F ':' '{printf "%sn" "User: "$1, "UID: "$3, "Groups: "$4, "Home folder: "$6}'
Am I doing printf wrong?
bash printf
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
I am trying to use getent to print passwd file for a specified user and want to get a specific output like this (jumping lines included):
User: <username>
UID: <user_uid>
Groups: <group 1> <group 2> <group 3>
Home folder: <user's_home_folder>
So I am using this but can't seem to get it right:
getent passwd foo | awk -F ':' '{printf "%sn" "User: "$1, "UID: "$3, "Groups: "$4, "Home folder: "$6}'
Am I doing printf wrong?
bash printf
bash printf
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
edited Nov 14 '18 at 9:05
tripleee
89.3k13124182
89.3k13124182
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
asked Nov 14 '18 at 7:59
ALx ALxALx ALx
666
666
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This is the correct way:
getent passwd foo| awk -F ':' '{printf "User: %snUID: %snGroups: %snHome folder: %sn", $1, $3, $4, $6}'
answered Nov 14 '18 at 8:07
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This is the correct way:
getent passwd foo| awk -F ':' '{printf "User: %snUID: %snGroups: %snHome folder: %sn", $1, $3, $4, $6}'
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This is the correct way:
getent passwd foo| awk -F ':' '{printf "User: %snUID: %snGroups: %snHome folder: %sn", $1, $3, $4, $6}'
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This is the correct way:
getent passwd foo| awk -F ':' '{printf "User: %snUID: %snGroups: %snHome folder: %sn", $1, $3, $4, $6}'
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This is the correct way:
getent passwd foo| awk -F ':' '{printf "User: %snUID: %snGroups: %snHome folder: %sn", $1, $3, $4, $6}'
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