> $ ps ax | grep lib | sed -e 's/^. //g' thanks. After taking you hint, I used "s/^ *//". -- .~. http://toylet.homeip.net / v \ Linux 2.4.26 /( _ )\ 7:56am up 10 days 9:19 ^ ^ load average: 1.03 1.06 1.01 -- Scanned by ClamAv - http://www.clamav.net