>> "David" == David Karlin <dkarlin@coloradomtn.edu> wrote: David> and my path (user) is: David> /sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/bin/X11:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin, David> wouldn't the original, /usr/bin/poff, be called instead of my new version, David> /usr/local/bin/poff? Yes. But what is the problem? a) make /usr/local/bin the first entry in $PATH or b) make a shell alias poff=/usr/local/bin/poff or c) use a different name for your version. Ciao, Martin