On Fri, 2006-07-28 at 07:24 -0500, Les Mikesell wrote: > The Cygwin tools: http://www.cygwin.com will give you a > bash and all the usual unix utility programs on a windows > box. X too if you want it, but it isn't in the default > install - you have to select it. There's also something which gives you DOS versions of many useful *IX commands (grep, etc.). Those ought to be directly usable in any Windows/DOS scripting, without the baggage of Cygwin. See: <http://www.openetwork.com/berk.html> -- (Currently running FC4, occasionally trying FC5.) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.