Is there any utility available that will flatten symlinks (replace the link with a copy of the symlink target)? Ideally it should flatten all symlinks recursively in a specified directory except those pointing to a specified directory. Bob -- _ |_) _ |_ Robert D. Hilliard <hilliard@flinet.com> |_) (_) |_) Palm City, FL USA PGP Key ID: A8E40EB9