On 23/01/2008, at 3:51 AM, Matt Hyclak wrote: > The -- tells (most?) programs to stop processing options. This is > listed as > an example in the rm man page, so you should know that, right? I > mean, you > *did* read the man page.... This reminds me of a quote that always makes me laugh: "Interestingly, most Unix utilities have a command line option which will cause the system to rip the user's legs off and beat them to death with the soggy ends. This is often the default behaviour." -- Bruce Murphy -- Steven Haigh Email: netwiz at crc.id.au Web: http://www.crc.id.au Phone: (03) 9001 6090 - 0412 935 897