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Ampersand in the passwd GECOS field
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When expanding the /etc/passwd GECOS field to get the user's full name, should we expand only the first ampersand (& character), or all ampersands?
In a GECOS field with comma (,) delimited subfields, should ampersands only be expanded in the first subfield (i.e. the user's full name) or in all subfields?
If the Unix username contains capital letters, should we preserve them in the & expansion, or should we only capitalize the first letter of the username and lowercase the rest?
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When expanding the /etc/passwd GECOS field to get the user's full name, should we expand only the first ampersand (& character), or all ampersands?
In a GECOS field with comma (,) delimited subfields, should ampersands only be expanded in the first subfield (i.e. the user's full name) or in all subfields?
If the Unix username contains capital letters, should we preserve them in the & expansion, or should we only capitalize the first letter of the username and lowercase the rest?
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asked 4 hours ago
LassiLassi
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Going by OpenBSD's manpage: "The full name may contain an ampersand (‘&’)" ... which system are you asking about?
– muru
4 hours ago
Thanks. Asking about a portable solution in the hopes that there is one. If not, we can use this question to gather a list of the behavior of different systems. That's the next best thing. Which software could be used as a reference to resolve questions like this? I don't suppose the finger daemon is in vogue anymore.
– Lassi
4 hours ago
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When expanding the /etc/passwd GECOS field to get the user's full name, should we expand only the first ampersand (& character), or all ampersands?
In a GECOS field with comma (,) delimited subfields, should ampersands only be expanded in the first subfield (i.e. the user's full name) or in all subfields?
If the Unix username contains capital letters, should we preserve them in the & expansion, or should we only capitalize the first letter of the username and lowercase the rest?
history passwd compatibility file-format
asked 4 hours ago
LassiLassi
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When expanding the /etc/passwd GECOS field to get the user's full name, should we expand only the first ampersand (& character), or all ampersands?
In a GECOS field with comma (,) delimited subfields, should ampersands only be expanded in the first subfield (i.e. the user's full name) or in all subfields?
If the Unix username contains capital letters, should we preserve them in the & expansion, or should we only capitalize the first letter of the username and lowercase the rest?
history passwd compatibility file-format
history passwd compatibility file-format
asked 4 hours ago
LassiLassi
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Going by OpenBSD's manpage: "The full name may contain an ampersand (‘&’)" ... which system are you asking about?
– muru
4 hours ago
Thanks. Asking about a portable solution in the hopes that there is one. If not, we can use this question to gather a list of the behavior of different systems. That's the next best thing. Which software could be used as a reference to resolve questions like this? I don't suppose the finger daemon is in vogue anymore.
– Lassi
4 hours ago
add a comment |
Going by OpenBSD's manpage: "The full name may contain an ampersand (‘&’)" ... which system are you asking about?
– muru
4 hours ago
Thanks. Asking about a portable solution in the hopes that there is one. If not, we can use this question to gather a list of the behavior of different systems. That's the next best thing. Which software could be used as a reference to resolve questions like this? I don't suppose the finger daemon is in vogue anymore.
– Lassi
4 hours ago
Going by OpenBSD's manpage: "The full name may contain an ampersand (‘&’)" ... which system are you asking about?
– muru
4 hours ago
Going by OpenBSD's manpage: "The full name may contain an ampersand (‘&’)" ... which system are you asking about?
– muru
4 hours ago
Thanks. Asking about a portable solution in the hopes that there is one. If not, we can use this question to gather a list of the behavior of different systems. That's the next best thing. Which software could be used as a reference to resolve questions like this? I don't suppose the finger daemon is in vogue anymore.
– Lassi
4 hours ago
Thanks. Asking about a portable solution in the hopes that there is one. If not, we can use this question to gather a list of the behavior of different systems. That's the next best thing. Which software could be used as a reference to resolve questions like this? I don't suppose the finger daemon is in vogue anymore.
– Lassi
4 hours ago
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Going by OpenBSD's manpage: "The full name may contain an ampersand (‘&’)" ... which system are you asking about?
– muru
4 hours ago
Thanks. Asking about a portable solution in the hopes that there is one. If not, we can use this question to gather a list of the behavior of different systems. That's the next best thing. Which software could be used as a reference to resolve questions like this? I don't suppose the finger daemon is in vogue anymore.
– Lassi
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