This is a bug, which I have now fixed in 2.1.19 M On Thu, 2006-02-23 at 14:55 -0500, christian pearce wrote: > Not certain how this fixed it but this is the issue I had with it. > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cat cf.awk > control: > > actionsequence = ( shellcommands ) > > shellcommands: > > "/bin/echo 'test test2' | /bin/awk '{ print $2 }'" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cfagent -f ./cf.awk -IK > cf:cfengine::./cf.awk:8: Incomplete variable syntax or bracket mismatch > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# vi cf.awk > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cat cf.awk > control: > > actionsequence = ( shellcommands ) > > shellcommands: > > "/bin/echo 'test test2' | /bin/awk '{ print ${dollar}2 }'" > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# cfagent -f ./cf.awk -IK > cfengine:: Executing script /bin/echo 'test test2' | /bin/awk '{ print > $2 }'...(timeout=0,uid=-1,gid=-1) > cfengine::/bin/echo 'test: test2 > cfengine:: Finished script /bin/echo 'test test2' | /bin/awk '{ print $2 }' > [EMAIL PROTECTED] root]# > > > Notice I changed $2 -> ${dollar}2 > > On 2/10/06, Josh Hurd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I was able to solve this problem with the following: > > control: > > openBrace = ( "{" ) > > closeBrace = ( "}" ) > > shellcommand: > > "/bin/ps axo \"stime,pid,command\" | /bin/awk ' ${openBrace} print > > $2 ; ${closeBrace} ' " > > > > not sure if this is the most graceful method but it works! > > > > Josh > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Josh Hurd > > Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 1:30 PM > > To: help-cfengine@gnu.org > > Subject: Escape {} in shellcommnads? > > > > > > > > > > I am trying to run a shellcommand that includes a call to awk. Awk requires > > the use of braces but CFE treats tham as variable substitutuions. I have > > tried escaping them with \ with no success. I've tried using single quotes > > and double quotes. > > > > Here is a sample: > > "/bin/ps axo \"stime,pid,command\" | /bin/awk ' {print $2 ;} ' " > > > > The error returned is: > > Incomplete variable syntax or bracket mismatch > > > > Does anyone know how to pull this off? I don't want to deploy a one line > > shell script to all my clients. > > > > Thanks! > > Josh > > _______________________________________________ > > Help-cfengine mailing list > > Help-cfengine@gnu.org > > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine > > > > > > > > > -- > Christian Pearce > > > _______________________________________________ > Help-cfengine mailing list > Help-cfengine@gnu.org > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-cfengine
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