Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site haddock.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!haddock!bill From: bill@haddock.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: Re: rm-damnit.1 Message-ID: <59700001@haddock.UUCP> Date: Thu, 25-Apr-85 06:54:00 EDT Article-I.D.: haddock.59700001 Posted: Thu Apr 25 06:54:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 1-May-85 04:09:16 EDT References: <174@geowhiz.UUCP> Lines: 10 Nf-ID: #R:geowhiz:-17400:haddock:59700001:000:255 Nf-From: haddock!bill Apr 25 09:54:00 1985 And then there is always find . -exec rm {} \; You can use crude but effective tools like "od -bch ." to see what the true name of a file is. I think the problem with funny names is getting them past the shell; rm doesn't care.