On Fri, 2003-12-19 at 07:40, Martin Stricker wrote: > spam.spam ` grep 'nittany' * | cut -f 1 -d : | tr \\012 \\40 ` For some reason, and when I have the time I'll research it, you probably need to eliminate the "tr" command from this line. Note the test below... grep asd data | cut -f 1 -d : | tr \\012 \\040 results in 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf echo `grep asd data | cut -f 1 -d : | tr \\012 \\040` results in 003lkjasdf 003lkjasdf 003lkjasdf 003lkjasdf 003lkjasdf echo `grep asd data | cut -f 1 -d : ` results in 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf 203lkjasdf Regards, Ed -- "An opinion is like an asshole - everybody has one." - Clint Eastwood as Harry Callahan, The Dead Pool - 1988. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list