remote ssh execution puzzle

[Todd Zullinger]

Phil Meyer wrote:
> $ ssh otherhost "uptime | awk '{print \$1}'"
> awk: cmd. line:1: {print \}
> awk: cmd. line:1:        ^ backslash not last character on line

Hmmm, it works for me.  I tested against remote hosts running
openssh-4.2p1 and openssh-3.1p1, as well as against a more current FC6
openssh server (4.3p2-19.fc6).  Is there something funky about the
shell on 'otherhost' or perhaps the version of awk?

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