Why the number is rounded over ssh?

Question

localhost:~ $ df -k / | awk '{print $3/1024/1024/1024}'
0
0.00618061

localhost:~ $ ssh localhost "df -k / | awk '{print $3/1024/1024/1024}'"
01
01

`$3` is being substituted in your shell, before `ssh` sees it. — Michael Homer, Jul 24 '15 at 07:22
@MichaelHomer is right - what your localhost sees is `df -k / | awk '{print /1024/1024/1024}' ` — amisax, Jul 24 '15 at 07:27

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 24 '15 at 09:04

2

You need more quoting when you pass arguments to SSH. Try this:

ssh localhost "df -k / | awk '{print \$3/1024/1024/1024}'"
0
0.00623375

Note the \ before $3.

edited Jul 24 '15 at 09:04

sebix

answered Jul 24 '15 at 07:31

mattcen

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