from the secret journal of Nathan E Norman (nnorman@micromuse.com): > Could be, except stdin is fd 1, not 0 (this is true in at least bash > and ash.) >From bash(1): /dev/stdin File descriptor 0 is duplicated. /dev/stdout File descriptor 1 is duplicated. /dev/stderr File descriptor 2 is duplicated. -- Jacob Kuntz jpk@cape.com jake@capecodvacation.com jake@lucidpark.net http://underworld.net/~jake