Listmates, Stuck on a stupid bash problem again. Why can't I set a variable within a set of parenthesis? #!/bin/bash # This works [[ $1 == "--verbose" || $1 == "-v" ]] && verbose='y' [[ $1 == "--verbose" || $1 == "-v" ]] && ( echo "this"; echo "that" ) # This _doesn't_ work [[ $1 == "--verbose" || $1 == "-v" ]] && ( verbose='y'; echo "that" ) No matter what I do, if I try to set a variable inside the ( ) expression, it never gets set -- Why? -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 510 Ochiltree Street | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small Nacogdoches, Texas 75961 | Telephone: (936) 715-9333 | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Facsimile: (936) 715-9339 | http://www.opensuse.org/ www.rankinlawfirm.com | -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org