Thanks for answering. I guess then what you had in mind was a change in the syntax of the shell itself, right? I'm a casual user of POSIX utilities and the typi

Thanks for answering. I guess then what you had in mind was a change in the syntax of the shell itself, right? I'm a casual user of POSIX utilities and the typical shells, and have yet to try Perl! In any event, your last sentence pretty much validates what I had in mind. Thanks again.