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Name: sarahq
Date: September 25, 2007 at 07:48:17 Pacific
OS: uni
CPU/Ram: 9
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root:x:0:1:Super-User:/:/sbin/sh
daemon:x:1:1::/:
bin:x:2:2::/usr/bin:
sys:x:3:3::/:
adm:x:4:4:Admin:/var/adm:
lp:x:71:8:Line Printer Admin:/usr/spool/lp:
uucp:x:5:5:uucp Admin:/usr/lib/uucp:
nuucp:x:9:9:uucp Admin:/var/spool/uucppublic:/usr/lib/uucp/uucico
listen:x:37:4:Network Admin:/usr/net/nls:
nobody:x:60001:60001:Nobody:/:
noaccess:x:60002:60002:No Access User:/:
nobody4:x:65534:65534:SunOS 4.x Nobody:/:
webber20:x:12447:200:web dev seminar:/home2/a/webber20:/bin/bash

how can i extrac long number after x:? so basically i need x:65534 from each line.



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Name: nails
Date: September 25, 2007 at 08:02:23 Pacific
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An awk script looking for the 3rd field will do it:

awk ' BEGIN { FS=":" } { print $3 } ' /etc/passwd



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