Re: scripting issue

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Graham Cossey wrote:
On 8/9/06, Paul Howarth <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Tom Brown wrote:
> Hi
>
> If i am locally on a box the following works fine
>
> ROOTDEV=`cat /boot/grub/grub.conf | grep "^\#.*root\=" | awk '{print $5}'`
>
> but if i put this into a script to run from another host it fails eg
>
> ssh $HOST 'ROOTDEV=`cat /boot/grub/grub.conf | grep "^\#.*root\=" | awk
> '{print $5}'`'
> awk: cmd. line:1: {print
> awk: cmd. line:1:       ^ unexpected newline or end of string
>
> seems the space in the print $5 upsets things - anyone know how to
> escape this space out so it will work?

Why use three commands when one will do?

LOL, because this looks damned complicated :

ssh $HOST 'awk '\''/^#.*root=/ { dev=$NF; sub("root=", "", dev); print
dev }'\'' /boot/grub/grub.conf'

Yes, I added a bit that wasn't in the original, namely the removal of the "root=" text. Without that, it's a bit simpler:

ssh $HOST 'awk '\''/^#.*root=/ { print $5 }'\'' /boot/grub/grub.conf'

Paul.


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