# execute\_process for detecting bash: issues with grep and awk commands arguments

**URL:** https://discourse.cmake.org/t/execute-process-for-detecting-bash-issues-with-grep-and-awk-commands-arguments/7833
**Category:** Usage
**Created:** [April 5, 2023, 1:55pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/execute-process-for-detecting-bash-issues-with-grep-and-awk-commands-arguments/7833 "2023-04-05T13:55:56Z")
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### Author: ![adaldev](https://discourse.cmake.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@adaldev](https://discourse.cmake.org/u/adaldev)
#### Post date: [April 24, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/execute-process-for-detecting-bash-issues-with-grep-and-awk-commands-arguments/7833/7 "2023-04-24T12:30:34Z")

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don’t worry, I prompt the user for permission 😉 (see [using read -p from in script launched by execute\_process](https://discourse.cmake.org/t/using-read-p-from-in-script-launched-by-execute-process/7941))

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