On Wed, Jan 02, 2002 at 10:31:52PM -0600, Jon Schewe wrote: > cp filename ${HOME}/${1} Reread what Jamie's trying to accomplish. He wants `myscript user` to copy the file to ~user, not ~/user. > Jamie Ostrowski <jamie at getsetnet.net> writes: > > I am trying to write a shell script that takes the first argument > > from the command line as the user to whom a file is placed in their home > > directory. -- When we reduce our own liberties to stop terrorism, the terrorists have already won. - reverius Innocence is no protection when governments go bad. - Tom Swiss