Ok. I discovered how to make exclusions work via find: find / \( -name "*.conf" -a -not -name "ld.so.conf" \) -type f - print That should also fix any problems with directories ending in .conf. -- *** e-mail is NOT a secure channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB.<token>@Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3CE delivery <token> = hal