On Sat, 2 May 2020 at 00:15, ToddAndMargo via users <
users@lists.fedoraproject.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I want to run the following command
>
> ls -al /lin-bak | grep -i OurStuff.tar | awk '{print $9, $5}'
>
> with a "watch" on it
>
> How do I get past the embedded quotes issue with
>
> $ watch -n 2 "ls -al /lin-bak | grep -i OurStuff.tar | awk '{print $9,
> $5}'"
> watch: failed to parse argument: 'ls -al /lin-bak | grep -i OurStuff.tar
> | awk '{print , }'': Invalid argument
>
A simple workaround for this sort of tricky quoting is to make a
script out of the command pipeline. Scripts are easier for others
to understand and can be documented with comments or even
have a "--help" option.
--
George N. White III
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