In message < Pine.A32.3.95.971208165730.22902D-100000@ltoi.iap.physik.tu-darmstadt.de >you write: > > > On Mon, 8 Dec 1997, Peter Schmid wrote: > > > bugs-900519_08.C is a zero length file. > Sorry for using the wrong version of patch. There's an option (-E) to have patch remove empty files. jeff