Package: 9menu Version: 1.4-10 That is indeed the problem. If you add #!/bin/sh -e to the top of those two scripts, it works. Tim. -- System Information Debian Release: woody Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux trill 2.2.18pre20 #1 Fri Nov 10 17:21:15 GMT 2000 i686 Versions of packages 9menu depends on: ii libc6 2.2-1 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an ii xlibs 4.0.1-5 X Window System client libraries