On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 nobu.nokada / softhome.net wrote: > eban has suggested File.identical? for that purpose. that sounds great - but how would it be implemented on windows if there is no unique field in the inode? -a -- =============================================================================== | email :: ara [dot] t [dot] howard [at] noaa [dot] gov | phone :: 303.497.6469 | Your life dwells amoung the causes of death | Like a lamp standing in a strong breeze. --Nagarjuna ===============================================================================