The line eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)"
also works. Why is this seemingly obvious change taking so long? In case it helps, here's a patch: --- /etc/skel/.bashrc 2006-03-22 16:23:19.000000000 -0800 +++ /tmp/etcskel.bashrc 2008-01-11 18:46:01.000000000 -0800 @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ shopt -s checkwinsize # make less more friendly for non-text input files, see lesspipe(1) -[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(lesspipe)" +[ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval "$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)" # set variable identifying the chroot you work in (used in the prompt below) if [ -z "$debian_chroot" ] && [ -r /etc/debian_chroot ]; then --Paul Vojta, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]