Thierry wrote: > running a simple sh script(test.sh): > #!/bin/sh > # test
> $ ./test.sh > : command not found Get this book: http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/bash3/index.html "test" is a Bash built-in command ("man bash"; see CONDITIONAL EXPRESSIONS). Avoid using that keyword in Bash scripts and anywhere else Bash might trip over it (such as script and program names). So: 1. Rename your script. 2. Make it executable. 3. Adjust your shebang line to point to Bash. This is the location on my Cygwin system: 2006-11-21 21:11:50 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ which bash /usr/bin/bash 4. Try this: 2006-11-21 21:11:51 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ vi foo.sh #! /usr/bin/bash echo foo 2006-11-21 21:16:39 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ chmod +x foo.sh 2006-11-21 21:16:44 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~ $ ./foo.sh foo HTH, David -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/