spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > and spell: Does anyone have anything better than this? > > #!/bin/rc > cat > /tmp/spelling$pid > xterm -e ispell -t /tmp/spelling$pid > cat /tmp/spelling$pid > rm -f /tmp/spelling$pid You probably should use mktemp if it's available on your system instead of relying on PID. Yes, I am that paranoid, even though I trust the other users on this system. MJR