i'm having problems with getting a while loop to work. this script: #!/bin/bash while [ 1 ] do done when run, gives these error messages: /home/fedora/0_scripts/done.ba: line 6: syntax error near unexpected token `done' /home/fedora/0_scripts/done.ba: line 6: `done' at the command line, while [ 1 ] ; do ; done gives: bash: syntax error near unexpected token `;' and, while [ 1 ] do ; done gives: bash: syntax error near unexpected token `done' can anyone give me a pointer? thanx charles zeitler : Do What Thou Wilt : : Shall Be : : The Whole of The Law :