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whats wrong with this code
ls -ld | grep $1 /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6

i need see the content...
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$1 is the first argument of a command... i don't understand what you want to achieve with the above...
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If you want to ls for directories of the homedirectory of user $1:

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ls -ld $(grep "$1" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6)
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If you want to ls for directories of the homedirectory of user $1:

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ls -ld $(grep "$1" /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6)

There's no need to look at /etc/passwd or to use an external command (unless your shell doesn't have printf built in):

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eval "printf '%s\n' ~$1/*/"
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Can you please explain a bit what you are trying to achieve. What string are you searching in the passwd file?
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