And did I mention that in DOS you can type rename *.txt *.asc to turn all *.txt files into the corresponding *.asc file but that if in unix you type mv *.txt *.asc not only will it not rename your *.txt files to be *.asc files, but if you have only two *.txt files it will silently destroy the second and issue no warning that anything has gone amiss. Hell, it is only the users data -- stupid user, he can type it in again. And of course I have already mentioned the unix "make" utility. --------------------------------------------------------------------- | We have the right to defend ourselves | http://www.catalog.com/jamesd/ and our property, because of the kind | of animals that we are. True law | James A. Donald derives from this right, not from the | arbitrary power of the omnipotent state. | jamesd@netcom.com