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Gawk Command: Print User Table With Header
Use for print user table with header with Gawk. Exact CLI syntax to print user table with header using Gawk.
When to use this: Use for print user table with header with Gawk.
Command Syntax
gawk 'BEGIN {FS=":";printf "% -20s %6s %25s\n", "Name", "UID", "Shell"} $4 >= 1000 {printf "% -20s %6d %25s\n", $1, $4, $7}' /etc/passwdgawk "BEGIN `{FS=":";printf "% -20s %6s %25s/n", "Name", "UID", "Shell"`} $4 >= 1000 `{printf "% -20s %6d %25s/n", $1, $4, $7`}" /etc/passwdCommand Breakdown
gawk is the base executable for this command.
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Purpose: Exact syntax to print user table with header using Gawk.
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