Philip Rutkowski wrote: > if not STDIN.isatty > #Open up a terminal > end > [...] > is there something easier? If I'm not mistaken, on Windows ruby scripts automatically open in a command window. And most filemanagers on unix ask you whether to open a terminal when clicking on an executable file. So I don't think there's any need to do what you're trying to do. HTH, Sebastian -- Jabber: sepp2k / jabber.org ICQ: 205544826