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Old 10-17-2012, 05:21 PM   #1
demet8
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using awk to print log in stats to a file


I am using awk to put server login's in a new file. I only need the first 10 login's along with fields 1, 5, 6 of a particular user.This is the awk command I am issuing but I am getting the entire login stats of everyone placed in the new file:

awk '(NR > 1 && NR < 11) {print $1, $5, $6}' last mark > name_date
 
Old 10-17-2012, 05:49 PM   #2
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You need to specify the Field Separator as well
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awk -F: '(NR > 1 && NR < 11)  {print $1, $5, $6}' last mark > name_date
 
Old 10-17-2012, 06:09 PM   #3
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I am now getting this error on the command line where the last mark command should be reading the last server login's for a subject named mark and then pushing that info to name_date which is a new file created. This is the error message: cmd. line:1: fatal: cannot open file `last' for reading (No such file or directory). When I use last mark @ the beginning of the command it does push out the server login's of mark but it also gives me everyone else's login's info which I don't need.
 
Old 10-17-2012, 06:23 PM   #4
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Just touch the last file.
 
Old 10-17-2012, 09:42 PM   #5
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Thank you very much.
 
  


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