> cat /proc/kcore | less > works. > stat()ing the file instead of reading it totally and counting bytes is, > course, a very high performance gain. Yes. I'm just saying that if and only if the file reports size 0, try to read it as if it were a pipe. That should be a very easy change to make, and should have no impact on the performance. Thanks Bruce -- Pixar: Symbol PIXR on NASDAQ Visit the "Toy Story" Web Page! http://www.toystory.com