[TriLUG] possible awk/grep question

[Brian McCullough]

On Thu, Jan 17, 2008 at 10:50:56AM -0800, Joseph Mack NA3T wrote:
> 
> I'm trying this but the passwd file is on another machine, 
> the contents of which I get by
> 
> ssh $machine cat /etc/passwd
> 
> I can do
> 
> ssh $machine cat /etc/passwd > foo
> while
> do
> .
> .
> done) <foo
> 
> but I'd rather not write anything to an intermediary file.
 

> ssh $machine cat /etc/passwd
> 
> look like a file.
> 
> Any suggestions?


Have you tried "-", Joe?  This is just off the top of my head, but
something like:


ssh cat passwd | do your stuff

with appropriate parentheses and backquotes might do the trick.



Brian