Ravishankar Haranath wrote: > $> dpkg --get-selections | grep install | grep -v grep | awk {'print > $1'} > installed-pkgs.txt useless use of grep: dpkg --get-selections | awk '/install/ { print $1 }' > installed-pkgs.txt *scnr* -- Address: Daniel Baumann, Burgunderstrasse 3, CH-4562 Biberist Email: daniel.baumann@panthera-systems.net Internet: http://people.panthera-systems.net/~daniel-baumann/