Is there any standard way of doing "rm -rf" from Ruby that will work in a multiplatform manner. Alternately is there a Find.find that will find files depth first? John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : john.carter / tait.co.nz New Zealand