Define an alias with an embeded awk command ?? - Shell Programming and Scripting

aigles · #5 (**permalink**) 05-30-2007

Code:

alias kpipe='kill `psme| grep "ifw -r" | grep -v "grep ifw -r"| awk "{print \\$2}"`'

or

Code:

alias kpipe="kill \`psme| grep 'ifw -r' | grep -v 'grep ifw -r'| awk '{print \$2}'\`"

You can simplify a little bit your command :
Replace

Code:

grep "ifw -r" | grep -v "grep ifw -r"

by

Code:

grep "[i]fw -r"

Another simplification : group grep and awk in a single awk command :

Code:

awk "/[i]ifw -r/ { print \\$2 }"

Jean-Pierre.