Hi, I think , I have not explained it correctly, in the first mail. I mean that "echo "service httpd status" > /dev/pts/2", is executed in first terminal(/dev/pts/1), and the output is redirected to the /dev/pts/2. Here /dev/pts/2 is the terminal of another machine to which we are connnected and is a virtual machine. But the output directed here is a command, so what happens is that, the output of the first terminal, is actually executed as a command in the /dev/pts/2 terminal, because the output is redirected directly to the terminal. And I know the pty of the first terminal, I got it by command "tty". Now, my requirement is that, after the command "service httpd status" is executed on the /dev/pts/2. I want to redirect or get the output on the first terminal(/dev/pts/1). HELP!!!!!!!!!! Regards, Devi. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines