> gunzip < ZendOptimizer-1[1].2.0-PHP_4.0.6-Linux_glibc21-i386.tar.gz | > tar xvf - Linux saves you time. Whenever you've got a gzip'd tarball like that, untar and gunzip in one step with: tar zxvf filename.tar.gz John -- # John Madden weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ: 2EB9EA # FreeLists, Free mailing lists for all: //www.freelists.org # UNIX Systems Engineer, Ivy Tech State College: http://www.ivy.tec.in.us # Linux, Apache, Perl and C: All the best things in life are free!