Till Maas wrote: > Phil Meyer wrote: > > >> ssh otherhost "uptime | awk '{print $1}'" >> > > Use: > > ssh otherhost "uptime | awk '{print \$1}'" > > Regards, > Till > > $ ssh otherhost "uptime | awk '{print \$1}'" awk: cmd. line:1: {print \} awk: cmd. line:1: ^ backslash not last character on line