13.5 Python
It's a nice object-oriented interpreter.
References for Python:
Short program example (creates newusers command entry):
#! /usr/bin/env python
import sys, string
# (C) Osamu Aoki Sun Aug 26 16:53:55 UTC 2001 Public Domain
# Ported from awk script by KMSelf Sat Aug 25 20:47:38 PDT 2001
# This program is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY.
def usages():
print \
"Usage: ", sys.argv[0], " start_UID [filename]\n" \
"\tstartUID is the starting userid to add.\n" \
"\tfilename is input filename. If not specified, standard input.\n\n" \
"Input file format:\n"\
"\tfirst_name last_name password\n"
return 1
def parsefile(startuid):
#
# main filtering
#
uid = startuid
while 1:
line = infile.readline()
if not line:
break
if line[0] == '#':
continue
(first, last, passwd) = string.split(string.lower(line))
# above crashes with wrong # of parameters :-)
user = first[0] + last
gid = uid
lineout = "%s:%s:%d:%d:%s %s,,/home/%s:/bin/bash\n" % \
(user, passwd, uid, gid, first, last, user)
sys.stdout.write(lineout)
+uid
if __name__ == '__main__':
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
usages()
else:
uid = int(sys.argv[1])
#print "# UID start from: %d\n" % uid
if len(sys.argv) > 1:
infilename = string.join(sys.argv[2:])
infile = open(infilename, 'r')
#print "# Read file from: %s\n\n" % infilename
else:
infile = sys.stdin
parsefile(uid)
