Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 20:36:10 GMT From: abc AT anchorageinternet DOT org Message-Id: <200302072036.h17KaAHw096385@en26.groggy.anc.acsalaska.net> X-Authentication-Warning: en26.groggy.anc.acsalaska.net: abc set sender to abc AT anchorageinternet DOT org using -f Subject: Bug: bash? date? awk? X-Mailer: Umail v2.9.2 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJGPP v2.03/Windows98 $ awk 'BEGIN { system("date '+%y'`echo $$`") }' the line above crashes with the message: date.exe: too many non-option arguments however, it shouldn't crash according to RH Linux/FreeBSD. also: $ awk 'BEGIN { system("echo $$") }' outputs: $$ the (g)awk system call doesn't do $variable expansion, as it should .... thank you.