For some reason I think the 'M' option to tar is very cool. I hate it when I'm copying files and suddenly am told that I'm out of room. Thank goodness I have too much time on my hands this week and can spend it reading, "Doctor Linux" 5th edition, which lead me to this new discovery. Now I will ask if anyone has any experience with it and can lead me around any pitfalls. -- <:-)~MIKE~(-:> This message has been scanned for viruses by the VEI Internet Automatic Email Spam and Virus Scanner, and is believed to be free of spam or viruses. Please report spam to spamtrap@vei.net. If you would like 98.9 % spam blocked from your E-mail then go to VEI Internet for details. Anti-spam/Anti-virus is FREE with every account. http://www.vei.net/ mailtospamtrap@vei.net