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Old 12-06-2012, 09:35 PM   #1
LBP74
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Question Looking for command to help with program


I need to be able to calculate the amount of time a user has been logged onto the system for.

UsrMin=$(who | grep $1 | cut -c30-35)
Time=$(date +%H:%M)
echo $UsrMin
echo $Time
echo LoginTime CurrentTime
echo ' '$UsrMin - $Time
~

conntime f132a13
20:57
21:18
LoginTime CurrentTime
20:57 - 21:18


This is as close as I could get to figuring out my problem. It wouldn't allow me to do the subtraction so I left it like this. Please help!
 
Old 12-06-2012, 10:13 PM   #2
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Extending that method, you'd convert the hrs to mins, add the extra mins, then subtract 'now' from 'then', optionally converting the result to hrs and mins if diff_result > 60.
Of course, this only works when the login time is in the same day as the current time. For a more general approach, you'd have to calc the date diff as well, probably using the various date format options.

Personally, if this was for a serious eg prod system, I'd likely do it in Perl as it has plenty of date calc routines.
 
  


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