Jeff wrote: } >>4) pip fileb=filea } > } >Hmm, looks familiar, but can't place it. Probably something I didn't do } >much work on. } } CP/M, but CP/M stole it from a time sharing system (Dec system 10??) } } PIP btw stands for Peripheral Interchange Program } } I woudl have gottren all of the rest except JCL. J C Lawrence? Have fun, Alex.