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Finger time info

  • 10-06-2004 12:55pm
    #1
    Art_Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭


    Hey Im trying to find out where I can get the idle time as printed in the finger info without actually parsing it out i.e. finger -i | awk{etc.. :dunno: any help?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Baud
    Closed Accounts Posts: 117 ✭✭Baud


    any idea where finger gets it from? maybe
    stat(tty, &stat_buf) and then compare stat_buf.mtime and time(NULL) ?

    L.


  • #3
    nadir
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭nadir


    its just | awk '{ print $whatever-field-number-you-want }'
    like

    w |grep username | awk '{ print $3 }'

    for idle


  • #4
    Art_Wolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,071 ✭✭✭Art_Wolf


    Originally posted by Art_Wolf
    without actually parsing it out i.e. finger -i | awk{etc..

    Im trying to get it from the source where ever that is - want to try and get it as fast as possile :dunno: where as when there are ~100+ users on it will slow it down somewhat which is just what Im trying to avoid


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