On Sat, 22 Nov 2003, Marvin J. Kosmal wrote: > How about > > echo -n "Please insert a CD" > read cd > echo "Thanks for the CD" > > read will wait for the input and return key.. > > HTH > > Or: read -p "Please insert a CD: " cd to get it in one line. -- David Fleck david.fleck at mchsi.com