awk and shell question

[David Goodenough]

>From article <4926 at macom1.UUCP>, by larry at macom1.UUCP (Larry Taborek):
> try this instead:
> 
> USER=`cat /etc/passwd | awk -F: '{printf("%-8.8s %-20.20s\n",$1,$5)}'`
> echo $USER
> 
> this works, .....

f::1000:31:Finger Pointer:/:/usr/guest/xfinger

Not on the above it doesn't (think about it).

I suggest:

USER=`cat /etc/passwd | sed -e "s/::/:-:/" | \
			awk -F: '{printf("%-8.8s %-20.20s\n",$1,$5)}'`
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