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[Chris F.A. Johnson]

On Mon, 24 Dec 2007, Henry de Valence wrote:

> On December 23, 2007 10:08:10 pm Robert Brockway wrote:
>> cat /etc/passwd > list
> Wouldn't it be better to do " cat /etc/passwd | cut -d':' -f1 > list "?

     No, there is no need for cat:

cut -d':' -f1 /etc/passwd > list

     Or possibly:

cut -d':' -f5 /etc/passwd > list


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