06-07-2009
Huh, I see... Looks like I'll keep using this command until I learn awk/sed.
Also, nice observation reborg.
Thanks to you both for your replies!!
Casey
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acctmerg
acctmerg(1M) acctmerg(1M)
NAME
acctmerg - merge or add total accounting files
SYNOPSIS
[options] [file] ...
DESCRIPTION
reads its standard input and up to nine additional files, all in the format (see acct(4)) or an ASCII version thereof. It merges these
inputs by adding records whose keys (normally user ID and name) are identical, and expects the inputs to be sorted on those keys.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Produce output in
ASCII version of
Input files are in
ASCII version of
Print input with no processing.
Produce a single record that totals all input.
Summarize by user
ID, rather than user ID and name.
Produce output in verbose
ASCII format, with more precise notation for floating point numbers.
EXAMPLES
The following sequence is useful for making ``repairs'' to any file kept in this format:
edit file2 as desired ...
SEE ALSO
acct(1M), acctcms(1M), acctcom(1M), acctcon(1M), acctprc(1M), acctsh(1M), fwtmp(1M), runacct(1M), acct(2), acct(4), utmp(4).
STANDARDS CONFORMANCE
acctmerg(1M)