How about "grep --help" followed by "grep -r"? -r, --recursive equivalent to --directories=recurse. Is there something about grep -r that doesn't do the trick? -- 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/