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Old 04-25-2019
Quote:
Originally Posted by RudiC
If you forgo the required error message, this could work for you:
Code:
echo "$1's home directory is $(grep $1 /etc/passwd | cut -d: -f6)"

To produce the error checking and message, a serious detour must be taken, and we need to know what your OS and shell versions are.
This can produce multiple answers if $1=ann and both ann and anna are users in /etc/passwd
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Old 04-25-2019
@jgt: absolutely, thanks. Try grepping for "^$1:"
# 10  
Old 04-26-2019
With bash,zsh,ksh the ~$var expansion works in eval.
Code:
#!/bin/bash
eval home=~$1
echo "$1's home directory is $home"

  • eval is evil. Make it as short and simple as possible!
  • in csh it works without eval. The whole csh is evil!

Last edited by MadeInGermany; 04-26-2019 at 07:31 AM.. Reason: Optimized
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