Parse a passwd file into a list of users.
npm install parse-passwd> Parse a passwd file into a list of users.
Install with npm:
``sh`
$ npm install --save parse-passwd
`js`
var parse = require('parse-passwd');
Example
`js
// assuming '/etc/passwd' contains:
// doowb:*:123:123:Brian Woodward:/Users/doowb:/bin/bash
console.log(parse(fs.readFileSync('/etc/passwd', 'utf8')));
//=> [
//=> {
//=> username: 'doowb',
//=> password: '*',
//=> uid: '123',
//=> gid: '123',
//=> gecos: 'Brian Woodward',
//=> homedir: '/Users/doowb',
//=> shell: '/bin/bash'
//=> }
//=> ]
`
Params
* content {String}: Content of a passwd file to parse.returns
* {Array}: Array of user objects parsed from the content.
Pull requests and stars are always welcome. For bugs and feature requests, please create an issue.
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`sh`
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Install dev dependencies:
`sh``
$ npm install -d && npm test
Brian Woodward
Copyright © 2016, Brian Woodward.
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