(I don´t have the thread, and no access to the archives right now, so forgive me if I repeat something. Just trying to be helpful...)
>> 1) you 'cat' a file you shouldn't in the console mode. before you know >> it everything on the commandline becomes an unreadable mess of ascii >> characters you didn't know you had. Try "eval `resize`", although it seems to be targeted only at xterms it often also works when being on a plain console. If your screen is garbled enough, you´ll have to type it blind, but that´s usually no real problem. hth, &rw -- / Ing. Robert Waldner | Network Engineer | T: +43 1 89933 F: x533 \ \ <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | KPNQwest/AT | Diefenbachg. 35, A-1150 /