Hi, >> for file in /etc/*; do >> perl -pi -e "s/12.34.56.78/23.34.45.56/ $file;" >> done > ^^^ wouldn't be *QUITE* right ;) > > the $file should be in a seperate set of "", so perl -pi -e > "s/12.34.56.78/23.34.45.56/sg;" "$file" sure. untested, as I said :-) Mike