mrg@eterna.com.au said:
> so, perhaps a shell script front end that calls the right commands,
> using the same configuration file *is* the best idea.

> ok, here they are (sans man page).  i have not greatly tested this,
> but it passed a few small runs i made. 

Great - thanks.
Needed only a small adjustment ($# > 0, because argv[0] doesn't count).

best regards
Matthias