Hi Tom! >> > dd bs=1k if=$1 skip=$O1|dd count=$Z2|gzip -d -q>$RD >> > >> > to > > dd bs=1k if=$1 skip=$O1 2>$NU|dd count=$Z2|gzip -d -q>$RD > > is the correct fix. Yeah, thats it. Though somewhat unsatisfying, it just surpresses the error message. Nevertheless with or without the fix the correct output will be produced (checked it twice). cheers, Andi
