Mhr wrote on Wed, 7 May 2008 09:53:23 -0700: > Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I have never found this > particular man page to be bad enough not to consult when needed, even > for the first time (like I did, lo these many eons ago, when it was > even harder to read than now) and the effort pays off big time in > future uses. I agree with Ralph. It's one of the programs with so many options and thus quite intimidating and you easily overlook the one you want. The only program that is worse is rpm. > 'Find' is your friend. I would always use locate for that task, much faster, much easier. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com