UserParameter with variable substitution and $1

[operaking]

Hello,

I am attempting to create a UserParameter with variable substitution.
The command will sum memory for processes matching an expression passed to the UserParameter, for instance;
process.mem[jboss]

Within my command I am using the awk variable $1 to reference ps info;
awk '{a+=$1} END {print a}'

My full user parameter is;
UserParameter=process.mem[*],ps -eao "vsize command" | grep $1 | awk '{a+=$1} END {print a}'

Of course this doesn't work as Zabbix substitues all $1 variables with it's own variables. I want the first $1 to be the Zabbix supplied 'jboss' and the second $1 to be left alone as it is part of the awk awk command.

Any ideas how to do this?

[Alexei]

ZABBIX 1.1, 1.1.1 (note space!):

UserParameter=process.mem[*],ps -eao "vsize command" | grep $1 | awk '{a+=$ 1} END {print a}'

In ZABBIX 1.1.2 you may use $$ to quote $:

UserParameter=process.mem[*],ps -eao "vsize command" | grep $1 | awk '{a+=$$1} END {print a}'

[operaking]

fantastic! Thanks for your great reply