Question

I have this mysql query and I want to use it in an awk command:

select * from table where column like '%\n%';

this is my awk command:

mysql database -N -e "select info from table;" | awk -F ' ' '{ system("mysql -h "$1" table -N -e \"select * from table where column like '%\n%' ;\"")}'

Its not working. The part with ‘%\n%’ does not work like it should. Does anyone know how to use it here?

Thanks for help!

Answer 1

Try:

... system( "mysql -h " $1 " table -N -e \42select * from table where column like \47%\\n%\47 ;\42")