> > > rm ~/.rbltmp.bak
> > Has anyone managed to get this to run?
> > My /bin/sh doesn't do ~ expansion
> > and the awk line appears tohave syntax errors with either the "
> > or the ` or both.
> Traditional bourne shells did not do tilde expansion. The newer sh that
> comes with OS's like FreeBSD will do tilde expansion. It's best to use csh
> for tilde expansion to maintain portability, or to explicitly use bash.
Why not change "~" to /tmp/.rbls.$$ or /tmp/.rbls.$$.$USER or something
and be done with limiting code? The echo with " inside the awk is
also nasty. I'm not trying to critisize the programmer -- although
it is amusing to see my "non standard standard solaris" system
referenced again.
Scott