Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread parv
in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, wrote Bill Moran thusly... > > Mike Meyer wrote: > >In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > > > >>There's probably someone who can explain why non- > >>printable characters are useful in file names, but > >>I'd really rather disallow them altogeth

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Mike Meyer
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > Mike Meyer wrote: > > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >typed: > >>Mike Meyer wrote: > >>>The only way to change this behavior is to change the kernel source to > >>>support it. Expect resistance from every deve

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Bill Moran
Mike Meyer wrote: In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: Mike Meyer wrote: The only way to change this behavior is to change the kernel source to support it. Expect resistance from every developer in a country that doesn't use the English alphabet if you try and get tha

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Mike Meyer
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bill Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > Mike Meyer wrote: > > The only way to change this behavior is to change the kernel source to > > support it. Expect resistance from every developer in a country that > > doesn't use the English alphabet if you try and get that change

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Bill Moran
Mike Meyer wrote: In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: There's probably someone who can explain why non- printable characters are useful in file names, but I'd really rather disallow them altogether - if there's a build option or control flag to set. Anyone? BSD is charact

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Mike Meyer
In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > There's probably someone who can explain why non- > printable characters are useful in file names, but > I'd really rather disallow them altogether - if > there's a build option or control flag to set. > Anyone? BSD is character-set neutr

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Lowell Gilbert
Walter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Leaving out the details, I need to know how to > navigate directories and remove files that use non- > printable characters in their names. du and ls show > me they're there, but I can't figure out how to make > cd work, or rm either. Fwiw, the non-printab

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Walter
Nathan Kinkade wrote: > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 01:28:57PM -0500, Walter wrote: >> Leaving out the details, I need to know how to >>navigate directories and remove files that use non- >>printable characters in their names. du and ls show >>me they're there, but I can't figure out how to make >>cd

Re: handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Nathan Kinkade
On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 01:28:57PM -0500, Walter wrote: > Hi all, > >Leaving out the details, I need to know how to > navigate directories and remove files that use non- > printable characters in their names. du and ls show > me they're there, but I can't figure out how to make > cd work, or r

handling non-printable characters in file names

2003-02-05 Thread Walter
Hi all, Leaving out the details, I need to know how to navigate directories and remove files that use non- printable characters in their names. du and ls show me they're there, but I can't figure out how to make cd work, or rm either. Fwiw, the non-printable char is \225. Lynx was not able to