Hi, The attached patch adds a new option named '-nx-except-gdbtkinit'. Not exactly a snappy name, but it does what it says on the tin and I only intend it for use with a wrapper script we use. I can add a shorter name if required. The -nx option disables .gdbinit but also disables .gdbtkinit, which is not what I desire. The -nx-except-gdbtkinit does the same as -nx, but without affecting the configuration of Insight. Andrew Stubbs