H.S. keyed the following on 7/14/2007 12:41 PM: > $> find / -path './proc' -prune -o -name .profile 2>/dev/null > Interesting! I first tried it w/o the "./" and it listed /proc. I don't understand what the "./" does. -- Pete Holsberg Columbus, NJ A dyslexic man walks into a bra.