Fwd: parameter starting with dollar sign

[Michael Friedrich]

Frank Van Damme wrote:
> 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.

you didn't mention that in the first place. w/o any examples it will be 
hard to guess.

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