After a backround win32 GUI application (e.g. notepad &) has completed, any keystroke causes bash to type and execute 'exit' . Problem does not occur in B19. Platform: NT4.0 SP3 German Regards - Andreas Mahling - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".