Yeah, thats what I did first and said it didn't work. From all the imput I think the following is a clear way to express it:/command/ 2>&1 | less where: - the "command" is the specific function or action to be performed - "2>" is the instruction to direct (the errors?) to stderr - "&1" is the instruction to duplicate these error messages to stdout- "| less" is the instruction to output the result of the command to less.Is this right? Just out of curiosity what exactly is stderr and stdout?
geek-speek;-)There are three files available to (most) Unix programs without them opening them:
stdin for reading stuff stdout for writing regular reports stderr for writing error reports. -- Cheers John -- spambait 1aaaaaaa@computerdatasafe.com.au Z1aaaaaaa@computerdatasafe.com.au Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/