> It might, if "before" weren't ambiguous. > $ var=value command1 > $ command2 > Is var=value "before" command1? Is it "before" command2? Is command1 > "before" command2? Agreed. Let's give the step-by-step procedure then. > Are you sure it's /bin/sh that's interpreting that command? Not anymore. It might be zsh. -- Eric Botcazou