Well, what is the origin and meaning of 'rc' like newsrc, kermrc etc... The only thing I can thing of is 'restore configuration'. Chris -- Chris Whatley chari at nueces.cactus.org P.O. Box 50254 !nueces!chari at cs.utexas.edu Austin, TX 78763 chari at walt.cc.utexas.edu 512/499-0475