How about # MOUNTER=`ssh $i "mount | grep data | awk '{print $1,$2,$3}'"`
alas no
MOUNTER=`ssh $i 'mount | grep data | awk "{print $1, $2, $3}"'`
results in
awk: {print , , } awk: ^ syntax error awk: {print , , } awk: ^ syntax error awk: {print , , } awk: ^ syntax error awk: cmd. line:1: {print , , } awk: cmd. line:1: ^ unexpected newline or end of string
oops and actually doing what you asked results in the same
MOUNTER=`ssh $i "mount | grep data | awk '{print $1, $2, $3}'"`
awk: {print , , } awk: ^ syntax error awk: {print , , } awk: ^ syntax error awk: {print , , } awk: ^ syntax error awk: cmd. line:1: {print , , } awk: cmd. line:1: ^ unexpected newline or end of string