> 1) I use set -C in bash, so I can't say > foo if foo exists wthout > first saying set +C. ">| foo" overrides the noclobber option Bob -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org . Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .