Hi all, I'm trying to write a bash script and having problems. If I execute this: ps x | grep mongod | wc -l it returns a value. OTOH, if I execute this: LINES = ps x | grep mongod | wc -l it returns "command not found". How does one assign the output of a command to an environment variable? TIA, Mike Wright -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines