>Since tr isnt available how else can I do it? Check out page 21 of this pdf: http://www.redhat.com/promo/summit/2010/presentations/summit/decoding-the-code/wed/cshabazi-530-more/MORE-Kickstart-Tips-and-Tricks.pdf Interesting, while the awk solution is more appropriate for your need, this can make it easier and allow for other options: echo $ks |cut -d'/' -f3 after running the above... _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos