* David selby > echo "$(df)" | grep '/dev/hdb1' | cut -c 53-54
Nitpicking.... 1. Why do you echo "$[df)"? It looks like digging a whole and filling it afterwards. Just use 'df | grep ...' 2. I guess cut -c is ok, but consider a 100% filled disk... Furter, we have to hope that df's output is stable for your script's life time. A slightly more robust approach would be: df | grep /dev/hdb1 | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//' -- Jon Haugsand, [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.norges-bank.no -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]