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Simon Williams wrote: > James Fidell wrote: >> Something like: >> >> clean: >> mkdir -p .backups >> -mv -f *~ .backups > > Is there supposed to be a '-' in front of the mv line? If not, that > doesn't work, because -f on mv doesn't work like it does on rm. Yes, there is supposed to be a '-' before the mv. It causes make to ignore the return code of mv, which achieves what you asked for if I understand you correctly. James -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html