Package: bash Version: 2.05b.0(1)-release Output of "sh --version">/tmp/tmp: GNU bash, version 2.05b.0(1)-release (i386-pc-linux-gnu) Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Output of "cp -bvpi tmp jay_060202m.to 2>/tmp/tmp": cp: invalid option -- Try `cp --help' for more information. Last few line of "history>tmp": 774 ls -rlt ~/Sh |grep txt 775 pdftotext Qte1286719.pdf 776 ls -rlt 777 vi Qte1286719.txt 778 ls -rlt 779 cp -bvpi tmp icc_joanne_060206m.txt 780 ls -rlt 781 cp -bvpi tmp jay_060206m.to 782 cp -bvpi tmp jay_060206m.to 783 cp -bvpi tmp jay_060206m.to 784 cp -bvpi tmp jay_060206m.to 785 history 786 history>tmp I cursered up to repeat the "cp" command and got the same error message. I retyped the command and it worked fine with no error message. I cursered up agian to the orginal command and the error message was repeated. This computer is an old Pentium III. "xdm" is handling four (4) screens with twm. Six or seven xterms are running on one screen. Thank you for your attention. Jim Hertzler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]