Steve, Why not cd to the linux source tree directory and do this: rm -R *.orig But I agree with Luke, actually. You are talking of a several hundred MB tree, and a very very small amount of space for the *.orig files. Chuck -- The Moon is Waxing Crescent (37% of Full) Only 10 kinds of people: those who do binary, and those who do not. But you can get a few downloads from http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh and remember, INFORMATION WANTS TO BE FREE!