It could be useful to add a mention of gc() in the rm() help file. They seem related enough to warrant cross-reference under the "See Also" heading, and this could save a journey through googlespace to a 3rd party site such as http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/r/faq/memory_usage_pc.htm Releived to find a native solution to what I thought might have been a memory leak, I'm now gc()ing after large rm()s. Eric Goodwin ##################################################################################### Note: This message is for the named person's use only. It may...{{dropped:15}}