Take a look at your options on diff. You may want to ignore white space as it might be different -b, --ignore-space-change or -w, --ignore-all-space And add --suppress-common-lines and check the case of the 2 files. James C. --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss