Maybe I'm too daft to see it Sun Jan 8 11:44:38 2006: /etc/rc2.d/S20boot_xconf: line 43: syntax error near unexpected token `(' Sun Jan 8 11:44:38 2006: /etc/rc2.d/S20boot_xconf: line 43: ` let LENGTH=($LENGTH - 1)'
iptohex () { IP=$1 HEXIP=$(for ALL in $(echo "$IP" | tr "." " ") ; do if [ $ALL -lt 16 ] ; then echo -n "0$(echo -e "obase=16\n$ALL" | bc)" else echo -n "$(echo -e "obase=16\n$ALL" | bc)" fi done echo ) LENGTH=8 while [ $LENGTH -gt 0 ] ; do echo $HEXIP let LENGTH=($LENGTH - 1) *( -- line 43 )* HEXIP=$(echo $HEXIP | cut -c -$LENGTH) done } If I remove the () in line 43 the syntax error does not show up but does it still work as intended? I would appreciate any hint. Thank you -- Eike Lantzsch ZP6CGE Casilla de Correo 1519 Asuncion / Paraguay Tel.: 595-21-578698 FAX: 595-21-578690 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]