On 28Nov2006 11:04, I wrote: | "grep -rl" will do the same thing, and _much_ faster because it does not | need to fork/exec a new "group" command for every file. [...] s/group/grep/ Sorry, -- Cameron Simpson <cs@xxxxxxxxxx> DoD#743 http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/ Server's poor response Not quick enough for browser. Timed out, plum blossom. - Haiku Error Messages http://www.salonmagazine.com/21st/chal/1998/02/10chal2.html