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Hi all,

I'm trying to run this command in a script:

utenti_conn=`ssh $MYUSER@$MYTRAP01IP sudo cat /opt/accenture/trapwriter/data/TMDVOD\-1\-\`date \+\%Y\%m\%d\`\* /opt/accenture/trapwriter/data/TMDBTV\-1\-\`date \+\%Y\%m\%d\`\*|awk -F'|' '{print $7}'|sort |uniq|wc -l`

and in output I obtain a warning message as follow:

############################################################
# WARNING #
# The host is an Telecom Italia's asset; #
# the usage of this system constitutes agreement #
# with the company's policy and procedure. #
# The system is restricted for use; #
# all the actions on the system can always #
# be located and traceable. #
# All improper use of the system will be pursued #
# according to applicable statutory and/or contract laws. #
############################################################
7281

where 7281 is the only output I want to get out.
How can I eliminate this warning message?

Code:

#!/bin/sh

somedata()
{
cat <<EOF
############################################################
# WARNING #
# The host is an Telecom Italia's asset; #
# the usage of this system constitutes agreement #
# with the company's policy and procedure. #
# The system is restricted for use; #
# all the actions on the system can always #
# be located and traceable. #
# All improper use of the system will be pursued #
# according to applicable statutory and/or contract laws. #
############################################################
7281
EOF
}

filter()
{
   while read N
   do
       case "$N" in
       \#* )
             ;;
       * )
             echo "$N"
             ;;
       esac
   done
}

somedata | filter