Campbell Fethers wrote: > > xeq sh.hpbin.sys '-c "for x in `find .`;do;if test -d $x;then;echo > $x;fi;done"' > > Replace echo with chmod or chown or whatever. > Watch the quotation marks & back ticks. Alternative(s) include: $ find . -type d -exec echo {} \; $ find . -type d -print|xargs echo Hope this helps Michael -- Michael Marxmeier Marxmeier Software AG E-Mail: [log in to unmask] Besenbruchstrasse 9 Phone : +49 202 2431440 42285 Wuppertal, Germany Fax : +49 202 2431420 http://www.marxmeier.com/ * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *