sb> It looks fairly manageable to me: sb> $ lf pkginfo sb> MANIFEST.Sun MANIFEST.games MANIFEST.sh-script sb> MANIFEST.apel MANIFEST.gnats MANIFEST.slider sb> MANIFEST.auctex MANIFEST.gnus MANIFEST.sounds-au sb> MANIFEST.bbdb MANIFEST.ispell MANIFEST.supercite sb> MANIFEST.calc MANIFEST.mail-lib MANIFEST.texinfo sb> MANIFEST.calendar MANIFEST.mailcrypt MANIFEST.text-modes sb> MANIFEST.cc-mode MANIFEST.mine MANIFEST.textools sb> MANIFEST.debug MANIFEST.misc-games MANIFEST.time sb> MANIFEST.dired MANIFEST.net-utils MANIFEST.tm sb> MANIFEST.edebug MANIFEST.os-utils MANIFEST.w3 sb> MANIFEST.edit-utils MANIFEST.pcl-cvs MANIFEST.xemacs-base sb> MANIFEST.footnote MANIFEST.prog-modes MANIFEST.xemacs-devel sb> MANIFEST.fsf-compat MANIFEST.psgml MANIFEST.zenirc sb> $ Two things: 1) IMHO this looks better: [simmonmt＠auckland]:9:05pm:~> ls /tmp/pkgs Sun dired ispell prog-modes textools apel edebug mail-lib psgml time auctex edit-utils mailcrypt sh-script tm bbdb footnote mine slider w3 calc fsf-compat misc-games sounds-au xemacs-base calendar games net-utils supercite xemacs-devel cc-mode gnats os-utils texinfo zenirc debug gnus pcl-cvs text-modes 2) What happens when there's another informational per-package file? The MANIFEST is the pkgmap from a System V package. What happens when something like a System V pkginfo file comes along? Matt -- Matt Simmons - simmonmt(a)acm.org - http://www.netcom.com/~simmonmt Why do banks charge you a "non-sufficient funds fee" on money they already know you don't have?