Anup Shukla wrote: > Tom Brown wrote: >> >>> >>> 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 >> > > Sorry, > > MOUNTER=`ssh $i 'mount | grep data | awk "{print \\$1,\\$2,\\$3}"'` > Correction. MOUNTER=`ssh $i "mount | grep data | awk '{print \\$1,\\$2,\\$3}'"` This is what i tried and worked for me. Regards, A.S