Hi All, I have an xml file as follows (I have prefixed line numbers for easy understanding): 01 <Property 1> 02 <Property 2> 03 Hello World! 04 Hello World! 05 09 Hello World! 10 Hello World! 11 </Property 2> 12 </Property 1> This needs to be done in such a way that the indentation in the source/target files is maintained. And the script should run/act in the same way in ksh/bash shells on HPUX, AIX, OSF and SunOS. The size of the source file is unknown, so restrictions like the one that awk has on AIX systems should not be present. How do I do this??? Eagerly awaiting your replies... Thanks in advance, Lakshmi Narayanan K.