[CentOS] Bash Script for Beginners! oh dear :'(

Thanks all for your prompt replies. I have picked the best bits of
what I received and make my own script from that.

Thanks a lot guys, a good lesson in shell scripting today! Greatly
appreciated ;)

Regards,

James.


-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
  Version: 3.1
GIT/MU/U dpu s: a--> C++>$ U+> L++> B-> P+> E?> W+++>$ N K W++ O M++>$ V-
PS+++ PE++ Y+ PGP t 5 X+ R- tv+ b+> DI D+++ G+ e(+++++) h--(++) r++ z++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------