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Subject : System Software Laboratory

Branch : Information Science & Engineering

Semester : 6

University : VTU

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PART -B

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1. a) Shell script that accepts valid log-in names as arguments and prints their corresponding home directories. If no arguments are specified, print a suitable error message.

if [ $# -eq 0 ]
then
echo -e “No arguments”
else
for a in $*
do
grep $a /etc/passwd>list
if [ $? -eq 0 ]
then
echo “Home dir of $a is :”
cut -c 20-46 list
else
echo “Improper login name $a”
fi
done
fi

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