> > Let me guess, you're not using RHL72, but rather something that has > bash1 instead of bash2 as the default. Or at least, that's my guess > from a quick glance. I'd suggest using bash2 and seeing if it has > better results. I don't think that Red Hat ever had a package called bash1 (there was bash-1.something). bash2 is now repackaged as bash and has been the standard for some time now. That doesn't preclude your diagnosis from being substantially correct though;-) I was thinking (I use the term lightly) that there might have been missing quotes: [ $A = B ] [cc@numbat mondo-1.40-changed]$ [ $A = B ] && echo boo [: =: unary operator expected [cc@numbat mondo-1.40-changed]$ [ "$A" = B ] && echo boo [cc@numbat mondo-1.40-changed]$ -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition.
