Russel writes: > As to file creation and access datestamps, what time is shown by, for > example, the "ls -al" command if I select central time zone? Do I see > Central times, or UTC? When examining file creation and access times, > I simply wish all files always to be datestamped in UTC. Make TZ=":UTC" ls -al an alias for "ls -al". -- John Hasler jhasler@newsguy.com Elmwood, WI USA