Re: A file that can be seen... but doesn't exist!

On Tue, 30 Jan 2007 02:18:43 -0500, Yugo wrote:

I did an ls on my home directory today and discovered I have a file,
length 0 byte, named \254-][{}\351\350\340. I tried to remove it:
impossible, even when I escape all backslashes:

rm: cannot remove `\\254-][{}\\351\\350\\340': No such file or directory

What the hell is this file dated Jan 3rd and how do I remove it?

try "rm -i -- thatStrangeFileName"

You may need to try NOT backslashing the backslashes.

Since you have some real printable characters in the name, try
"rm -i -- *-][*"

If all else fails, try "rm -i -- *"
Say "n" for all files you want to keep, and "y" for the file you want to
be rid of.

The "--" tells rm to stop looking for switches.
The "-i" means ask first.


Thanks!
.

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