>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes: Keith> #!/bin/bash while true do date | perl -pe 's/\n/ /' acpi -t Keith> sleep 60 done Admittedly three lines, but: $ /usr/bin/watch -n 60 acpi -t -- Russell Senior ``I have nine fingers; you have ten.'' seniorr at aracnet.com