Guys, This was bizarre. Doing a quick script, I accidentally did a $!/bin/bash instead of #!/bin/bash. The script gave no output, but appeared to be struggling much longer than it should (~1 sec) then would exit normally. No error no nothing. Something worked though. I had set a trap to remove a temp dir in it and provide output. When I ssh'ed into another box and came back, evidently the EXIT signal was generated and the trap ran -- even though it the script defined $! instead of #!. Can anybody tell me, or point me to any info, concerning just what $! did?? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. Rankin Law Firm, PLLC 510 Ochiltree Street Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 Telephone: (936) 715-9333 Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 www.rankinlawfirm.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org