In message <[🔎] m0tX5me-0000urC@gauguin.softmind.interpac.be>, Jean-Marc Bourguet w rites: >PS=`ps -p $PID 2>/dev/null| tail -1 | grep named` You might want to make this PS=`ps -p $PID 2>/dev/null| tail -1 | grep named | grep -v grep` so that it doesn't pick up the grep process as well. Mike. -- "I thought I'd something more to say."