>>>>> "DC" == David Curry <dsccable@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: DC> There are six more lines of output sent to the display screen than DC> are sent to a file via use of the > [filename] option in BASH. That only redirects standard output, not standard error. If you want to redirect both, append " 2>&1" or use "&> filename". See the section "Redirecting Standard Output and Standard Error" in the bash manual page. - J<