Are you using vi? Sometimes if you try to :wq! to a specific name a little too quickly, you might accidentally punch in a non-printable control character in the filename.
Adam "AK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/24/2003 10:24 AM Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc Subject Re: how is it possible Thanks Ron , This worked . But do you know why it happens . As I said its happening third time with me . My unix screen behaves weired sometimes it doesn't print any character I type and some time it prints characters which I never type ( in this particular case ). Thanks, -ak ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 5:04 PM > > This generally happens when there is a CTL-H embedded in the filename. Try > > mv *m* anotherfilename > > You should be able to get at it after that. > > Ron Thomas > Hypercom, Inc > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Each new user of a new system uncovers a new class of bugs. -- Kernighan > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > com To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent by: cc: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: how is it possible > .com > > > 10/23/2003 04:49 > PM > Please respond to > ORACLE-L > > > > > > > This happening with me 3 rd time on this hp box . When I do ls -alt I can see a file in current > directory but when I try to open it (vi/cat ) it says no such file or directory . I am same user > who created the file .. ( no permission problem ) > > Any idea ?? > > -ak > > > > > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ ls -alt > total 4 > drwxrwxrwx 2 ak dba 96 Oct 23 14:40 . > -rwxrwxrwx 1 ak dba 412 Oct 23 14:40 mon_scr > drwxr-x--- 10 ak dba 1024 Oct 13 16:07 .. > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ cat mon_scr > cat: Cannot open mon_scr: No such file or directory > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ cat ./mon_scr > cat: Cannot open ./mon_scr: No such file or directory > > /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ > > /home/ak/shell_scr $ whoami > ak > > > > > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Ron Thomas > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: AK INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
