With the console screen reader I use, I find adding 2> /dev/null to the end of the command line does well to prevent junk text being read over the audio being played by the program. 2> (the numeral 2 followed by the greater than/right angle bracket) tells the terminal to redirect error messages to a file. /dev/null is the null device and is a good candidate for redirecting output you don't want. -- Sincerely, Jeffery Wright President Emeritus, Nu Nu Chapter, Phi Theta Kappa. Former Secretary, Student Government Association, College of the Albemarle. _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list