You could also use the "seq" program instead (which comes with coreutils):
for i in `seq 1 $TEST`; do ... I'm not sure if that's more or less portable than using all these various bash features... -Miles -- `The suburb is an obsolete and contradictory form of human settlement' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]