<SNIP> > > > > but I would like it to look like > > > > -- > > =Guy > > 19:24:11 up 21:48, 2 users, load average: 0.74, 0.68, 0.56 > > > > I have tried \r and \n but perhaps I am missing some kind of qualifier > > like $ before it or something. I apologize for my lack of scripting in > > unix knowledge but promise to keep researching and become better. > > > > Thanks. > > Try: > > echo "-- " >.signature > echo "=Guy" >>.signature > echo `uptime` >>.signature > > > > > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > - Rick Stevens, Senior Systems Engineer rstevens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - > - VitalStream, Inc. http://www.vitalstream.com - > - - > - Brain: The organ with which we think that we think. - > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- that didn't work, but the HTML did, thanks all!