On Mon, 2004-04-19 at 08:20, Martin Stone wrote: > That's right, Adam, "\~" is the way to go - I was just trying to get a warning > out before anyone reading this actually went and tried "rm -rf -- ~" with > disastrous consequences :-\ Or "rm -rf ./~" from the parent directory - or, in the specific case of the OP, "rm -rf ~/~" from anywhere. -- Steve Wampler -- swampler@xxxxxxxx The gods that smiled on your birth are now laughing out loud.