Hi all, Keith H, you want an editor, not just a "Linux command". Try VIM or Emacs or Pico or Nano. Ann P. -- Ann K. Parsons email: akp at eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT