Sorry, please forget my too fast launched reply about find still finding proc.
: : find / -xdev -print | cpio -padm /mnt : : Oh, that's not the help. : : : find / -xdev | grep proc : : gives you: : : ... : /var/lib/dpkg/info/procmeter.postinst : /var/lib/dpkg/info/procmeter.list : /var/lib/dpkg/info/procmeter.postrm : /var/lib/dpkg/info/xproc.list : /proc It does finds proc, but doesn't descend it. I remembered an old fault of mine when trying cd / tar -clf /dev/null * when proc was found AND descended by tar ... Andreas. -- Uni Wuppertal, FB Elektrotechnik, Tel/Fax: (0202) 439 - 3009 Dr. Andreas Wehler; [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .