-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 It doesn't matter what order you type the option letters to tar. They are just command line options and xzvf, xfzv, fxvz and fzxv all have the exact same result. Personal preference is the real winner here. Score another point for Unix-like operating systems. <grin> HTH, Lorenzo - -- You will soon forget this. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEQn78G9IpekrhBfIRAoS+AKCeDuVo34VAc07lTct+RrlQlja15QCeNc76 RTEaPXKzO1iqUSpIH/vwv4Y= =ZCAI -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----