Output the number of users with entries in the /etc/passwd file

#!/bin/bash
# Shell Script that outputs the number of users with entries in the
# Unix or Linux /etc/passwd file
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PASSWD=/etc/passwd
 
# easy method with wc
OUT=$(wc -l $PASSWD)
 
# More accurate method to find out
# If user account suspended using # character then second method
# is more accurate and recommend
OUT1=$(grep -Ev "^#" $PASSWD | wc -l)
 
echo "$OUT [$OUT1]"
# You can filter result with awk
echo $OUT | awk '{ print $1 }'