Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ogicse!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!hudson From: hudson@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (John Hudson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix Subject: Removing unwanted file Summary: File name contains special characters Message-ID: <1990Sep19.175005.16989@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Date: 19 Sep 90 17:50:05 GMT Sender: John Hudson Distribution: comp.unix.ultrix Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana Lines: 12 While using a modem a few days ago, I created a file due to noise on the phone line ( the noise gave a 'save filename' command from my editor). I am now having trouble deleting the file because it contains special characters. The filename begins with '^...'(ie., A^). When I 'ls', 'mv', or 'rm' the file using a wild card the string is always misinterpreted. Any ideas on how to remove this unwanted file? Thanks, John Hudson