John, another good one is //.., since on most UNIX systems, ///////// is treated as a single / (in nami), and utility code that doesn't also do the reduction is gonna <plop>! -- --steve kramer {allegra,genrad,ihnp4,utzoo,philabs,uw-beaver}!linus!axiom!smk (UUCP) linus!axiom!smk at mitre-bedford (MIL)