define an alias with an embeded awk command ??



hi all,

i'm trying to define an alias with an embeded awk command:

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

the problem is that the awk command (awk '{print $2}') contains two ' ..' quotes. so bash assumes that the first awk quote corresponds to the end of the alias, but it's not. i want it to process till the last ' .


how do i do it ? any help will be highly appreciated.

note: i'm using bash shell.

thanks for you help.

need more details...

psme output:

tstuser 63122 rating
oppuser 12134 javapps

meaning: first column is the user , second is the process id, third is the application name

try this...

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 "fw -r"
another simplification : group grep and awk in a single awk command :
code:
awk "/ifw -r/ { print \\$2 }"