Try
rm -- 'Whatever_Weird_File_Name_You_Want_To_Delete'
If its a directory, do
rmdir -- '...'
HTH,
Kedar.
Make sure you don't forget the single quotes around filename.
On Mon, 3 Jul 2000, Robin Chatterjee wrote:
> didn't work ....any other tips pointers to removing lost character
> device files from lost and found ?
> Cheerio
> Robin
>
>
> Rohit wrote:
> >
> > Robin Chatterjee wrote:
> > > I was doing rm -f *
> > > that ought to include everything oughtn't it ?
> >
> > Try to do
> >
> > rm -i *
> >
> > and see if it appears. Why? If the # is interpreted by the
> > shell, then the actual filename, at best can be the rest
> > of the filename [containing digits] which does not exist
> > and -f will not give you any warnings.
> >
> > makes sense?
> >
> > Rohit
> >
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