Hello -- On Fri, 18 Oct 2002, reavey wrote: > using the bash shell $ruby > display gives no > sign , works like a word processor when I control d > out I get an error > in the enhanced interpreter ruby> "foo + bar " > returns "foo + bar" You can use 'irb' if you want to use Ruby interactively. David -- David Alan Black home: dblack / candle.superlink.net work: blackdav / shu.edu Web: http://pirate.shu.edu/~blackdav