Hello Anil, On Mon, Jun 19, 2006 at 10:30:16PM +0530, Anil Gupte wrote: | Why does | | echo /l3dat/${Serial_Nuumber}.tar.gz ^^ Is this a typo? | | give me | | /l3dat/ TLO00003.tar.gz | | Serial_Number=${Serial_Number##" "} | | and the variable prints the same before and after. Try % echo "\`${Serial_Number}'" and examine the output for leading spaces. Best regards, -- Zane Dodson