Hi, I have some quite busy logs that I would like to pre filter using logger. I had sort of thought that this might be possible using grep but it doesn't seem to work, not a logger problem probably a scripting issue ! tail -200f ${logdir}/${logfile} | egrep -e 'ERR-*' | logger Although if I take off the grep it seem to work i.e. tail -200f ${logdir}/${logfile} | logger Anyone any ideas? (it may be that this is the wrong way to go about it) Ta Ian I was wondering if it is possible to filter Ian Hunt email: ian.hunt@swapswire.com Tel: +44 (0) 207 868 2452 --------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a commercial communication sent by SwapsWire Limited. This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. Please contact info@swapswire.com if you no longer wish to receive commercial communications from us, identifying the email addresses to which you no longer wish commercial emails to be sent.