#!/bin/sh -e if test $# -eq 0 then echo usage: $0 shellname [shellname ...] exit 1 fi file=/etc/shells # I want this to be GUARANTEED to be on the same filesystem as $file tmpfile=${file}.tmp set -o noclobber trap "rm -f $tmpfile" EXIT if ! awk '{print}' $file > $tmpfile then cat 1>&2 <> $tmpfile fi done chmod --reference=$file $tmpfile chown --reference=$file $tmpfile mv $tmpfile $file trap "" EXIT exit 0