hi ls -l /bin/sh gives lrwxrwxrwx ... /bin/sh ->bash bash -version give GNU bash, version 1.14.7(1) guess it's about time for me to update thanks Russ ----------

From: Nick Burrett <nick.burrett@btinternet.com> To: gpc@gnu.de Subject: Re: bash Date: Tuesday, May 11, 1999 4:19 AM

I tried this with bash 2.02 and there is no problem since = and == are interpreted the same in this case.

Are you sure you are executing the script with `bash' and not `sh' ? The first line would seem to suggest `sh' which may be the cause of the problem.

Nick.