In <f315a5f9-b11a-48e8-b5ce-1e72dcabc161 at glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com> tazz_ben <ben at wbpsystems.com> writes: > So, any ideas? Why is including a $ eating both the dollar signa and the 1? Unix command lines tend to assume any $ inside double-quotes is a shell variable name. Try enclosing in single-quotes instead. -- John Gordon A is for Amy, who fell down the stairs gordon at panix.com B is for Basil, assaulted by bears -- Edward Gorey, "The Gashlycrumb Tinies"