Not retrieving value correctly in unix

celtician
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The next sentence is not returing the value it should get:


FROM2= 0;
(ssh machine2 "cat /var/log/syslog* | grep -i \"to=<a@server.com>\" | grep -i sent | grep \"$MONTH \" | cut -c4-6 | grep \" $day_y\" | wc -l") >> $FROM2
echo $FROM2;

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ozo
Most Valuable Expert 2014
Top Expert 2015

Commented:
What value is it returning, and what value should it get?
Did you really want those \?
Did you mean echo or cat?
Topic Advisor
Most Valuable Expert 2016
Commented:
Try:

FROM2=$(ssh...)
Tintin
Top Expert 2007

Commented:
Assuming you want
FROM2=$(ssh machine2 "cat /var/log/syslog* | grep -i \"to=<a@server.com>\" | grep -i sent | grep \"$MONTH \" | cut -c4-6 | grep \" $day_y\" | wc -l") 
echo $FROM2

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celtician

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Commented:
It worked, i only wanted to retrive the value, its an integer.

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