gawk syntax error

[Christophel, Roger]

Hi all,

 

If I type the following command:

 

gawk '/DESC/ {print "EHCO " $2 " \n" $0} file_1 file_2

 

I get the following error:

 

gawk: cmd. line:1: '/DESC/

gawk: cmd. line:1: ^ invalid char ''' in expression

 

I'm using Windows XP professional and it seems like the ' is not being
read as a normal apostrophe.  Does any one have any experience with this
issue?

 

Thanks,

Roger