unix help

Mazari4life · 04-19-2010, 11:24 PM

hey people im new here and i know that site is for linux but im taking unix and i need help doing with some commands.
i need to create a command to count the number of users who are logged on and also place the output of the command into a file using redirection.
Thanks!

pixellany · 04-19-2010, 11:44 PM

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bakdong · 04-19-2010, 11:44 PM

No idea if you have these commands available, but in linux you might look at 'w', or 'who' in conjunction with 'wc'