Hi all looking for help for newbie here and thanks b4 i forget I think i have the right section now sorry I could really do with this help, a lot to ask i no but Thanks anyhow I am looking to generate a menu to allow user to choose following options 1) show manual path 2)enter a filename 3)ask user how many lines to display of the head of the file and display them 4)ask user how many lines to display at the tail of file and display them 5)display a listing of processes in long listing 6))ask user for the name of a user and count how many processes the named user is running

This is a unix forum.Dos batch scripting will get more answers in the programming forum. What have you tried so far? Don't be surprised if no one is willing to do your homework assignment for you. You will probably find more help after you make some effort.