Hi Hans, ctxtools --purge file.tex does not behave the same as ctxtools --purge file (no extension). This causes texexec --purge filename to misbehave. With ctxtools --purge test-04.tex I get f:\tmp\context\test>ctxtools --purge test-04.tex CtxTools | purging temporary files : test-04.tex CtxTools | checking files that match 'test-04.tex-*.*' CtxTools | checking files that match 'test-04.tex.*' CtxTools | removed files : 0 CtxTools | kept files : 0 CtxTools | persistent files : 0 CtxTools | reclaimed bytes : 0 which does not delete the temp files. However with ctxtools --purge test-04 the temp files are deleted. f:\tmp\context\test>ctxtools --purge test-04 CtxTools | purging temporary files : test-04 CtxTools | checking files that match 'test-04-*.*' CtxTools | checking files that match 'test-04.*' CtxTools | removed : test-04-mpgraph.mp CtxTools | removed : test-04.tui CtxTools | removed : test-04.log CtxTools | removed : test-04.tmp CtxTools | not removed : test-04.tuo CtxTools | removed files : 4 CtxTools | kept files : 1 CtxTools | persistent files : 0 CtxTools | reclaimed bytes : 23960 Shouldn't both the commands be equivalent. As a consequence of this, texexec --purge does not delete temp files. I get CtxTools | purging temporary files : test-04.tex CtxTools | checking files that match 'test-04.tex-*.*' CtxTools | checking files that match 'test-04.tex.*' CtxTools | removed : mpgraph.mp CtxTools | removed files : 1 CtxTools | kept files : 0 CtxTools | persistent files : 0 CtxTools | reclaimed bytes : 6 Only mpgraph.mp is removed. Aditya