hi, Problem: List the files in the order they have arrived to a particular directory. Soultion? Is it possible with Unix shell script to listen a particular directory and records the filename of its arrival in a list? Any effort will be appreciated. Thanks.

Thats very well possible. But need to know how files are comming on the directory. If its copied with some script with cp -p option then date and time stamp is use less. if it ftp transfer the u can track the files with date and time stamp. In case of of the cp -p then u have to take the difference in the previous and current. so on. If u let me know i will create an small concept script which will help u . Mukesh Kesharwani CISSP, CCNA, SCSA,CUA,CNA, MCSE,MCP+I,CCNSE,Certified HIPPA Security http://www.keekar.com