UHm, I don't know nothing about the matter but some program have the ability to change shell's caption/title... could be cool an rsync option to do that (easier to check the transfer from a minimized window). Also, if the total file number also transmits the total byte size, a gran total % could be useful as a global progess meter. -- Lapo 'Raist' Luchini lapo@lapo.it (PGP & X.509 keys available) http://www.lapo.it (ICQ UIN: 529796)