> Where does this show up in the standard? I've looked in the > entry for 'pathname resolution' (IEEE Std 1003.1-1988, Chapter > 2.4, p. 36) and can find no such exception described. See the definition of "pathname" in section 2.3 (p 32). The rationale discusses it under "pathname resolution" in B.2.4. Bob Lenk hplabs!hpfcla!rml rml%hpfcla at hplabs.hp.com