I was going to document BEFORE in rcorder.8 but looking at code I also saw support for plural PROVIDES:, REQUIRES:, and KEYWORDS:. What was or is the plan for those plural words? From looking at source, they appear to be identical to the singular versions? Are they just historical? I don't see any use of them by NetBSD or various branches of FreeBSD. As for documenting BEFORE ... I read "This allows scripts to be removed without editing the barrier scripts." The BEFORE condition can be used to fine-tune the ordering. Jeremy C. Reed