The following escpapes slashes as well as backslashes.
<snip> # escape slash and backslash for later regex compat # the order is important, first the backslashes value=`echo $value | sed -s 's#\\\#\\\\\\\#g'` # then the slashes value=`echo $value | sed -s 's#/#\\\/#g'` <snap> Regards, matthias -- Matthias Wamser, mailto: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ILK Internet GmbH, Akademiestrasse 25 - 27, D-76133 Karlsruhe Tel: +49 (0) 721 9100 0, Fax: +49 (0) 721 9100 191 http://www.ilk.net -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]