diff --git a/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk b/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..a2ad423c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xCAT/postscripts/getpostscript.awk
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+#!/usr/bin/awk -f
+BEGIN {
+        server = "/inet/tcp/0/127.0.0.1/400"
+        quit = "no"
+
+
+        print "<xcatrequest>" |& server
+        print "   <command>getpostscript</command>" |& server
+        print "   <scripttype>install</scripttype>" |& server
+        print "</xcatrequest>" |& server
+
+        while (server |& getline) {
+                print $0
+        }
+}