Subj : Trying to remove extra text from screen To : SETH HURST From : Maurice Kinal Date : Tue Jan 08 2019 23:51:39 Hallo SETH! SH> So I'm using netcat as a telnet/mud client and irc client and on SH> some sites I'm wondering how to remove the extra text that shows SH> up on screen. I'm using a screen reader. I am guessing that you are using a 32 bit version of windows which prompts me to suggest you following this link; http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages.html Of most interest to your requirements would be sed and/or gawk. Having both is of course the best plan of attack. Also, if you are really adventerous, coreutils wouldn't hurt any especially 'tr' which is an app of that particular package. If you are using Linux then no need for the above since every half decent Linux distribution has these packages already. The only exception might be gawk which is replaced by mawk by some of the lesser distributions such as Debian and it's bastard children (eg Ubuntu). :::evil grin::: My particular read script for FTN packed MSG format, uses both sed and gawk oneliners and I could have easily gotten away with gawk only but where is the fun in that? ;-) Het leven is goed, Maurice .... Huil niet om mij, ik heb vi. --- GNU bash, version 5.0.0(1)-rc1 (x86_64-bonnell-linux-gnu) * Origin: Little Mikey's EuroPoint - Ladysmith BC, Canada (2:280/464.113) .