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That was my first thought, but then grep returns the lines which that appears, and what if it is in another field besides the first field? (Like name or something) - (ok i answered my own question, use a regexp, but im trying to make this really simple! and I kinda forget how to do regexps anyway...) I was thinking of just using the command id, but for either grep or id, how do I make a variable equal to true or false depending on what grep or another command returns? (in bash) -- Michelle Weber umweber@mcs.drexel.edu On 2000年1月16日, Bill Jonas wrote: > > What would be the easiest way to check for an existing user with a shell > > script? So that if it does exist i can do one thing, and if it doesn't i > > can do another? > > Grep the /etc/passwd file? Does grep give a return value? > > Bill > > -- > "Because they know that all they sold you was a guaranteed POS! Look, if > you want me to take a dump in a box and mark it 'guaranteed', I will. I got > spare time." > -Chris Farley (on Microsoft?), _Tommy Boy_ > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net > Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug > > ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug