Try this /home/jk>sh -c "echo /b*" /bin /boot /home/jk>sh -c "echo /c*" /c* /home/jk>ksh -c "echo /b*" /bin /boot /home/jk>ksh -c "echo /c*" /c* /home/jk>csh -c "echo /b*" /bin /boot /home/jk>csh -c "echo /c*" echo: No match. Who is right? sh/ksh or csh? Is this an error? jörg <joerg@gmx.net>