Theo Band <theo.band@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [thba@vink layout]$ nc script/xw_functions.ample > NEdit: getcwd() fails: No such file or directory > NEdit: getcwd() fails: No such file or directory > [thba@vink layout]$ ll script/xw_functions.ample > -rw-rw-r-- 1 thba thba 16829 Oct 25 16:59 script/xw_functions.ample > [thba@vink layout]$ pwd > /home/thba/workarea/colibri/design/ana/layout > [thba@vink layout]$ /bin/pwd > /bin/pwd: cannot get current directory: No such file or directory This is typical when the directory you are in has been removed out from under you. Try this: Log into two shells (or use screen, or whatever), A and B. In A, do "cd ~; mkdir -p xxx/yyy; cd xxx/yyy; touch 123; ls -l 123". Then, in B, do "cd ~; rm -rf xxx". Finally, back in A, repeat what you did above, "ls -l 123; pwd; /bin/pwd". You will find the behavior is the same. Good luck, robert _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos