Unix Tip: AWK THE STATS

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Unix Tip 2451 - September 17, 2005

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AWK THE STATS

AWK script for getting statistics.

The script gives the statistics of the default shell set for the users.

i.e. Number of users using csh,ksh or sh

$cat stat_demo.awk
#start here
BEGIN{
FS=":"
#seperator is set to :
}
{
#$7, is 7 field in passwd file
stat_array[$7]=stat_array[$7]+1;
}
END{
print "Login-Shell Count" ;
for (i in stat_array) print i, stat_array[i]
#Displays statistics
}