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Use `cut` to extract a list from /etc/passwd

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How could I use the cut command to extract a list of usernames and login shells from the /etc/passwd file, where the resulting usernames and login shells are separated by a single space? Sort the resulting list in ascending alphabetical order, using the login shell as the primary key, and the username as a secondary key. Store the result in the newly created file ~/usershells.txt. This is the command I attempted: cut -d /etc/passwd -k7 -k1 | sort > ~/usershells.txt
Asked by user72510 (513 rep)
Jul 15, 2014, 09:31 PM
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