> > that looks suspiciously like ANSI (colour) escape codes. > > is your terminal setting correct? > > > $ echo $TERM > xterm
hmm, try setting TERM to vt100 or something, as that's quite a simple terminal type and doesn't do anything fancy other than bold and underline. of course, if your terminfo/termcap stuff knows about cygwin, you could set TERM=cygwin instead. chris -- The content of this e-mail is confidential, may contain privileged material and is intended solely for the recipient(s) named above. If you receive this in error, please notify Software AG immediately and delete this e-mail. Software AG (UK) Limited Registered in England & Wales 1310740 Registered Office: Hudson House, Hudson Way, Pride Park, Derby DE24 8HS -- 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/