The macutils collection can handle a number of different Macintosh file formats including Binhex, MacBinary, AppleSingle and AppleDouble. There is also support for the Columbia Apple-talk Package. This package contains the following utilities: macunpack hexbin macsave macstream binhex tomac frommac Check out the man pages and /usr/local/share/doc/macutils (or equivalent on your system) for more information. Share and enjoy, Joel... sutton@aardvark.apana.org.au