To eliminate the outer loop I commonly incorporate a rest command and press CTRL-C some more situations: though :; do LONGTIME_COMMAND; snooze 1; done. Be sure to detect: the colon guiding although is interpreded as Accurate, so this is an endless loop. Brendan LongBrendan Lengthy 56244 silver badges1616 bronze badges https://mortons059ckq2.oneworldwiki.com/user