JABR Wrote: > find /tmp -type d -name pulse\* -mtime +1 -print0 | xargs -0 rm -rf Why not find /tmp -type d -name pulse\* -mtime +1 -exec rm -rf {} \; -- Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id:B7F14F2F PGP Key fingerprint: D937 A424 4836 E052 2E1B 8DC6 24D7 000F B7F1 4F2F