> 4. try stderr > $ ls this_file_does_not_exist > out > $ cat out > ls: no such file: this_file_does_not_exist in bash this is not correct, i doubt it is correct in any shell, but i am to lazy to test on others. $ ls file > out ls: file: No such file or directory $ cat out $ is the corrent sequence > 5. Prove that stdout and stderr can be controlled seperatly > $ ls file* this_file_does_not_exist 2> out > file_one > file_two > file_three > $ cat out > ls: no such file: this_file_does_not_exist this on the other hand is correct -- Munir Nassar _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list