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Search /etc/passwd for usernames
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user_search.sh
#!/bin/bash -
for user in $* ; do
user_search=$(grep -c $user /etc/passwd)
case $user_search in
0) printf "User '$user' does not exist\n" ;;
1) printf "User '$user' does exist\n" ;;
*) printf "Something went wrong\n" ;;
esac
done
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