On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> When I use ls -i I see the offending line has an inode number
> which I think a smart person can delete and solve my problem.
You could try deleting the file itself by enclosing the name in quotes"
# rm -f "file --- whatever *?!! "
> My question is, how do you delete an inode number?
Not recommended. Leads to unreferenced inodes.
But, you can do a:
find . -inum xxxx -exec rm {}
where xxxx is the inode you wish to be rid of.
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Chuck Milam I.T. Division - Academic Computing
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