Warren Myers wrote: > How about: > > #!/bin/sh > USER=$1 > cp foo `~$USER` > chown $USER `$USER/foo` > No workie. Backquote is exactly like $(x): it executes x and replaces the backquoted expression with the result. But ~username is not a valid command. -- JK -- I do not particularly want to go where the money is - it usually does not smell nice there. -- A. Stepanov