>I'd use && vs %% for conditional completion, but probably the same effect.
oops, haha, I pressed the wrong key... >mv "$srpm" "${srpm}.compiled" might work after the build command. will this (or is there a way to make it) respond only to errors? >I prefer the Advanced Bash Scripting Guide. Googling for that will turn up it's location. It's immensely useful in my day-to-day BASH scripting. great! I'll check it out later today... further, I'll try to figure out the previous question about returned errors... thanks again -- Phoebe-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/phoebe-list