Fwd: parameter starting with dollar sign

[Frank Van Damme]

Op 18-07-11 10:16, Michael Friedrich schreef:
> Frank Van Damme wrote:
>> (Sorry for possible reposts. I'll stop reposting the day Gmane actually
>> works).
>>
>> Does anybody know how to use a parameter to a check command that starts
>> with a dollar sign? Nagios interprets the dollar as if I want to
>> substitute the variable with a macro. I tried escaping, but then I get a
>> literal \ backslash.
> 
> try $$ for an escaped dollar char, like described in the docs.

It gets difficult when your value is from a macro and starts with a
couple dollar signs though.


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