Dear Brian, > alias sed='sed -b -e '\''s/\r$//'\'''
thanks, an interesting idea! Putting this into something like .bashrc might have a similar effect as having a special sed build with CR stripping built in. Best regards, Michael Intel Deutschland GmbH Registered Address: Am Campeon 10-12, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany Tel: +49 89 99 8853-0, www.intel.de Managing Directors: Christin Eisenschmid, Christian Lamprechter Chairperson of the Supervisory Board: Nicole Lau Registered Office: Munich Commercial Register: Amtsgericht Muenchen HRB 186928