Can anyone tell me how to take a string, yank it into a buffer, then search for that string by calling that buffer. I know how to yank a command into a buffer then run that command via the "@<buf>", but just searching?? Brian Atkins "With the new and improved addr.." UUCP - {hao | allegra | ucbvax}!nbires!atkins NBI, Inc. - 444-5710 (x3036)