Subj : bash script and grep To : Daniel Path From : Rick Smith Date : Thu Feb 02 2023 07:59:22 Greetings Daniel! Thursday February 02 2023 14:39, you wrote to me about an urgent matter!: DP> * Forwarded from area 'LINUX-UBUNTU' DP> Hello Rick, DP> 01 Feb 23 07:44, you wrote to All: RS>> Greetings All! RS>> I am trying to use a modified bash script from a fellow sysop to RS>> import msg areas into maximus bbs, I changed the particulars to RS>> my setup and left the rest alone. I get a grep error, I was RS>> hoping someone here could spot the error as grep is not my strong RS>> suit. DP> haha. thats my script :) DP> try: grep "1:105/81" or set it as a variable as in the original script DP> ;) It worked thankyou! Is there a way to have maxmimus number the echo's instead of fidonet.echoname, or perhaps some way to scroll and select with arrow keys? ---- Regards, Rick Smith (Nitro) .... Recipes..The bumper stickers of BBSing --- GoldED+/LNX 1.1.5-b20220504 * Origin: ----> Abacus BBS! --->>>>bbs.abon.us:2323 (1:105/10) .