[...] > !) How do I extract xyz.tar.Z formatted file ? gzip -cd xyz.tar.Z | tar xvf - > 2) I am not able to create folders when I'm on telnet session, why? Permissions, mkdir in the PATH ? > 3) how do I check version of the software installed? Try pkginfo, some programms have a '-V' option, check manpages. -- Tschuuuuu, Nicolai