matthew french mfrench42yahoocouk brian wrote however data read written twice 1st source tar read twice 2nd sink tar albeit written sink realizes second copy hard link first eh oh wait doh sorry automatically read soft front links despite evidence contrary thought original question bit strange note real benefit using hard links avoid rule think good reason use moment matthew __________________________________________________ yahoo everything youll ever need one web page news sport email music charts httpukmyyahoocomm irish linux users group iluglinuxie httpwwwlinuxiemailmanlistinfoilug unsubscription information list maintainer listmasterlinuxie fri 19 jul 2002 170659 0100 ilug copy files