* Manuel Mussini ([log in to unmask]) [20061129 20:00]: > Does anybody know why this sequence does not work (under bash on > SLF3.0.5)? > ext="log" > files=`find . -name '*.${ext}' -print` > echo $files The shell does not expand variables in single quotes. Try this: files=`find . -name "*.${ext}" -print` Please be aware that you will run into trouble should you have too many *.log files (and/or long paths) -- the shells don't cope very well with extremely long variables. HTH, Peter -- .+'''+. .+'''+. .+'''+. .+'''+. .+'' Kelemen Péter / \ / \ [log in to unmask] .+' `+...+' `+...+' `+...+' `+...+'