Shells don't behave this way. If you run: $ ps ps gets argv[0] = "ps" $ /bin/ps ps gets argv[0] = "/bin/ps"
Ok, then it's a misunderstanding on my part. I thought you were talking about: $ /bin/ps ps gets argv[0] = "ps" Ciao, Wolfgang -- ws%TooLs.DE@localhost Wolfgang Solfrank, TooLs GmbH