I copied this command off of the page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gzip/manual/html_node/Sample.html
The following command will find all gzip files in the current directory and subdirectories, and extract them in place without destroying the original: find . -name '*.gz' -print | sed 's/^\(.*\)[.]gz$/gunzip < "&" > "\1"/' | sh Is there a way to extract them to a different directory other than the current one. Ray Julich, M.S. US Geological Survey IT Specialist 934 Broadway, Suite 300 Tacoma, WA 98402 Phone: (253) 552-1637 Fax:(253) 552-1581 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]