[ILUG] Deleting a file with a "--" prefix

[Chris Higgins]

> Its the / directory :-)

Hmmm... have you tried using file name completion in a shell ? If it is
gobbeldy-gook then you may have luck by getting tcsh / bash to autocomplete
it for you.. that way it will escape as needed.. (assuming you can start off
the filenames).

You could also try (carefully) the 'rm -i *' option and see what that gets you.

But - as Kate / Jerry have said - fsck it first... just in case you do more
damage..

> 
> -Roy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Higgins [mailto:chris.higgins at horizon.ie]
> Sent: 23 May 2001 09:26
> To: Roy White
> Cc: Irish Linux Users' Group
> Subject: Re: [ILUG] Deleting a file with a "--" prefix 
> 
> 
> > Seeing as how we are on this subject here's one for ya,
> 
> 
> Looks like control characters or garbage in the filename...
> 
> You could move everything else out of the directory they are in
> and then rm -rf it... 
> 
> 
> > 
> > how do I delete the following files...
> > =========================================================
> > #ls -las | more
> > total 869
> >    0 -rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Apr 12 08:19  unexpected
> > 
> >               ^
> > 
> > % Invalid input detected at
> >    0 -rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Apr 12 08:14  unexpected
> > 
> >              ^
> > 
> > % Invalid input detected at
> >    0 -rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Apr 12 08:15  unexpected
> > 
> >             ^
> > 
> > % Invalid input detected at
> >    0 -rw-r--r--   1 root     other          0 Apr 12 08:16  unexpected
> > 
> >  ^
> > 
> > % Invalid input detected at
> > ==========================================================
> > 
> > ? any help much appreciated, and how would you go about creating them
> > 
> > Regards
> > 
> > 	Roy
> > 
> > p.s. this is on Solaris 5.6
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Colm Buckley [mailto:colm at tuatha.org]
> > Sent: 23 May 2001 09:35
> > To: Breathnach, Proinnsias (Dublin); Irish Linux Users' Group
> > Subject: Re: [ILUG] Deleting a file with a "--" prefix
> > 
> > 
> > On Wednesday 23 May 2001 09:30, you wrote:
> > > Quote it ?
> > 
> > Proinnsias, I'm ashamed of you.
> > 
> > Quote parsing is performed by the *shell*, and option parsing is
> > performed by the *command*.  Quoting the name won't make any
> > difference to what 'rm' sees.
> > 
> > > rm "--preserve-permissions"
> > > should do it
> > 
> > It would be a good idea if people actually *tried* their solutions
> > before passing them on as advice...
> > 
> >            Colm
> > 
> > -- 
> > Colm Buckley @ NewWorld Commerce
> > Business: +353 1 4334334  / colm at nwcgroup.com / http://www.nwcgroup.com/
> > Personal: +353 87 2469146 / colm at tuatha.org / http://www.tuatha.org/~colm/
> > You sound reasonable... Time to up my medication.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug at linux.ie
> > http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription
> information.
> > List maintainer: listmaster at linux.ie
> > 
> > -- 
> > Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug at linux.ie
> > http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription
> information.
> > List maintainer: listmaster at linux.ie
> 
> -- 
> ** Chris Higgins                         e: chris.higgins at horizon.ie **
> ** Technical Business Development        tel: +353-1-6204916            **
> ** Horizon Technology Group              fax: +353-1-6204949            **
> 
> 
> -- 
> Irish Linux Users' Group: ilug at linux.ie
> http://www.linux.ie/mailman/listinfo/ilug for (un)subscription information.
> List maintainer: listmaster at linux.ie

-- 
** Chris Higgins                         e: chris.higgins at horizon.ie **
** Technical Business Development        tel: +353-1-6204916            **
** Horizon Technology Group              fax: +353-1-6204949            **