Eric - thanks for the info! I see the problem, yes, and it is simple - I have completely "slepth through" the $() business :-) I am all set now - thanks! Ivan -- Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple