<i>&quot;Note that output from .bashrc stuffs up rsync and scp, in case you use them. Enclose the lot in { .... } &gt;&amp;2&quot;</i><p>I call a shell script from my .bashrc so does this have the same effect? I&#x27;ll take this advice and wrap the script. I don&#x27;t use scp or rsync but possible could at some time, thanks @emmelaich.