> That's not a bug, that's a feature :-) I prefer to think of it as an enhancement. :) ....now back to our regularly scheduled programming. Diane diane_d@noaa.gov -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Any opinions expressed herein was a mistake; was said under the influence; was stolen; makes no sense whatsoever;.... Any comments, constructive criticism, and flames are welcome. :-) Indeed, grep is omniscient :) To test for the existance of SATAN: ps -ef | grep satan To test for the existance of angels: ps -ef | grep gabriel To test for the existance of God: ps -ef | grep God --------------------------------------------------------------------------