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Old 09-11-2013
Passing command as a function parameter
Hi All,

Just trying to implement the below shell script using AIX ksh shell.

Code:
myfunc {
     eval "$*"
}
 
CMD='ls -la /etc/hosts | awk '{print $9"|"$5}''
myfunc $CMD

Keeping getting "|}: not found" errors, any pointers would greatly be appreciated.

Kind Regards

Ed

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Mod Comment Please use code tags!
Last edited by radoulov; 09-11-2013 at 07:51 AM..
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Old 09-11-2013
Try:
Code:
CMD="ls -la /etc/hosts | awk '{print \$9\"|\"\$5}'"

# 3  
Old 09-11-2013
Hi Bartus11,

Many Thanks on your assistance on this issue, that worked fine.

Kind Regards

Ed
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