Hello, I want to setup scripton linux whenever alert log >1GB we have to get alert.Does anyone send similar kidn of script ? when I'm executing following command its show error frees1=`du -sk /alert logdestination/alert_sid.log| tail -1 | awk '{printf "%s\n",$2}'`; export frees1 thanks -Seema _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l