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Old 05-05-2011
Format Date in awk
I have an assignment in a Linux class I am taking. It has multiple scripts. Basicly when it runs it asks the user name and shows information about the user from the /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files. The one I need help with is the one that reads the /etc/shadow file. I need to format the date into something that is readable and means something to everyone.For this assignment everything is to be done as an awk script.

here is the line from the script with the date that I need to format
Code:
print "Password Last Changed on \t\t\t" $3

the number that shows up for "$3" which is supposed to be the date is 14985
I need to format that date into something like May 5, 2011 but as the date it actually stands for.
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