Index: trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/lib.shell/expand_vectors.c
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--- trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/lib.shell/expand_vectors.c	(revision 17246)
+++ trunk/Ohana/src/opihi/lib.shell/expand_vectors.c	(revision 17247)
@@ -118,11 +118,11 @@
 
       /* find vector element */
-      if ((I >= vec[0].Nelements) || (I < -1*vec[0].Nelements)) {
-	gprint (GP_ERR, "vector subscript out of range\n"); 
-	goto escape;
-      }
       if (showLength) {
 	f1 = vec[0].Nelements;
       } else {
+	if ((I >= vec[0].Nelements) || (I < -1*vec[0].Nelements)) {
+	  gprint (GP_ERR, "vector subscript out of range\n"); 
+	  goto escape;
+	}
 	if (I < 0) I += vec[0].Nelements;
 	f1 = vec[0].elements[I];