On Sat, Oct 28, 2006, matt neuburg wrote: > find /usr -name "dummy" > > takes four seconds on my machine. We're looking for an exact match and > there just ain't that much stuff in /usr. m. Significantly longer on mine, but I've got a slow HD and my /usr/local is packed full of stuff. The point is, always better to use everything you can to focus your search. Ben