Hi Kevin I used od -txz and it's exactly what I was looking for. I couldn't get the z argument to work before you commented on my request. Thanks very much to you and everyone. David -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/