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#!/bin/bash

# User management script
USER_FILE="users.txt"

# Function to add a user
add_user() {
    local name=$1
    local email=$2
    local role=${3:-user}  # Default role is "user"
    local created_at=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
    
    echo "$name|$email|$role|$created_at" >> "$USER_FILE"
    echo "Added user: $name <$email> as $role"
}

# Function to list all users
list_users() {
    if [ ! -f "$USER_FILE" ]; then
        echo "No users found"
        return
    fi
    
    echo "Users:"
    echo "-------------------------------"
    while IFS="|" read -r name email role created_at; do
        echo "Name: $name"
        echo "Email: $email"
        echo "Role: $role"
        echo "Created: $created_at"
        echo "-------------------------------"
    done < "$USER_FILE"
}

# Function to list only admin users
list_admins() {
    if [ ! -f "$USER_FILE" ]; then
        echo "No users found"
        return
    fi
    
    echo "Admin users:"
    echo "-------------------------------"
    grep "|admin|" "$USER_FILE" | while IFS="|" read -r name email role created_at; do
        echo "Name: $name"
        echo "Email: $email"
        echo "Created: $created_at"
        echo "-------------------------------"
    done
}

# Process command line arguments
case "$1" in
    add)
        if [ -z "$2" ] || [ -z "$3" ]; then
            echo "Usage: $0 add <n> <email> [role]"
            exit 1
        fi
        add_user "$2" "$3" "$4"
        ;;
    list)
        list_users
        ;;
    admins)
        list_admins
        ;;
    *)
        echo "Usage: $0 {add|list|admins}"
        echo "  add <n> <email> [role] - Add a new user"
        echo "  list - List all users"
        echo "  admins - List admin users only"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

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