Re: Get command line output

On Thursday 23 January 2003 00:10, Greg Chagnon wrote: > Does anyone know how to get certain parts of the output from an exec of a > certain command? For example...if I run "w" I get this output: > > [root@Lunar]:~> w > 11:02am up 56 days, 17:39, 1 user, load average: 0.07, 0.02, 0.00 > USER TTY FROM LOGIN@ IDLE JCPU PCPU WHAT > root pts/0 brpt-sh6-port214 11:01am 0.00s 0.27s 0.06s w > > Now what if I just want the infor on the 3rd line, and info about anyone > else who is logged in, such as the username, the host, and the time without > getting all the uptime and the header info? Thanks! exec() 'returns' the output of the command in an array. Just extract from the array whatever line(s) you need. -- Jason Wong -> Gremlins Associates -> www.gremlins.biz Open Source Software Systems Integrators * Web Design & Hosting * Internet & Intranet Applications Development * /* You ain't learning nothing when you're talking. */