Tim: >> If you can't see the error, it might be easiest just to retype that >> line. I recall you saying that you're editing Linux files through >> Windows, so that might be the cause (if it's a character issue). Scott: > That could be true but I always run it through dos2unix conversion before > implementing it. Do you leave a blank line at the end of your scripts? In some cases that's needed, in others it causes problems. In this case, I think it might be required (that you hit enter at least once, on the final line). -- [tim@bigblack ~]$ uname -ipr 2.6.22.1-41.fc7 i686 i386 Using FC 4, 5, 6 & 7, plus CentOS 5. Today, it's FC7. Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.