>>>>> On 16 Nov 90 18:21:50 GMT, hunt at dg-rtp.rtp.dg.com (Greg Hunt) said: Greg> find / \( -user root -perm -2 \) -print I don't want to be dim, but isn't this the same as find / -user root -perm -2 -print [both work ok] -- Dan_Jacobson at ATT.COM Naperville IL USA +1 708-979-6364