>Wouldn't that match something like /dev/sda11 ? I tried a few >variations though didn't figure out the exact syntax(so used to >perl regex) to match exactly 1 number at the end of the line. Yup, but the script cleans the disc and makes 6 partitions so I am safe. OTOH, there is a portion which handles another case where that could be an issue, thanks for pointing that out! jlc