> the -e on the read doesn't look familiar, but my experience is with > bash/ksh/pdksh. i have run into situations where this:
-e means use readline - gives you commandline recall and editing. I don't think it's significant. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!