All, Version 0.09 of cpio-mode has been uploaded to github ( https://github.com/dlewan/cpio-mode). This version has a find-file-hook and instructions on how to invoke cpio-mode automatically. cpio-dired-do-chmod/chgrp now retain marks. And there are lots of little bug fixes. -- ,Doug Douglas Lewan (908) 720-7908 Member of the PKRA.