From: n g > this is why i said that's a bug.
Around here, I get consistent behavior. Well, consistent between "-O name" and "-O dir/name", anyway. The behavior differs between operating systems (say, Solaris v. VMS). I'd guess that this is because setting the modification date-time on an open file and then closing the file might not be the most reliable way to set a modification date-time on every operating system. You're welcome to re-write the "-O" code to work differently, but that looks to me like a non-trivial task. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Steven M. Schweda [EMAIL PROTECTED] 382 South Warwick Street (+1) 651-699-9818 Saint Paul MN 55105-2547