Just to let yall know that your posts were not in vain. I made a little sed script that whacks escape sequences. Whoever told me about 'man console_codes' set me on the right course. The script ain't perfect--that would take some work, but it does the trick for me. Thanks to all of you. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list