Am 24. Aug, 2000 schwäzte Robert Ambrose so: > > FWIW, I'd put the sed expression into single quotes: > > $ echo "fred\ wuz\ hier." | sed 's/\\ / /g' DOOOOHHHH!!!! Massive hemhoraging brainfart!!!! Thanks for the illumination :) ciao, der.hans -- # der.hans@LuftHans.com home.pages.de/~lufthans/ www.Opnix.com # Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- # I took the one less traveled by, # And that has made all the difference. -- Robert Frost # I, OTOH, prefer to just go stomping through the desert... - der.hans