I recommend rpl to replace strings in multiple files: http://fresh.t-systems-sfr.com/unix/src/privat2/rpl-1.4.0.tar.gz/ I try this page and get a timeout in firefox2. Changing the extension of a bunch of files is as easy as (/bin/sh): for i in *.html ; do mv $i `basename $i .html`.php done You need to be a fan of the command line, though ;). No problems with the command line but after making a file called "rename" with the above code in it (rename file is located in the directory where i need to rename the files), i run ./rename and instead of the files being renamed they are just copied. So, 1file.htm has become 1file.htmc and every time i run rename it just adds a "c" to the end of the file name. So, 1file.htmc, if rename is run again, becomes 1file.htmcc -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org