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From: phaedrus@eneevax.UUCP (The Sophist)
Newsgroups: net.unix
Subject: Funny file names
Message-ID: <279@eneevax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 11-May-85 15:00:15 EDT
Article-I.D.: eneevax.279
Posted: Sat May 11 15:00:15 1985
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Organization: EE Dept, Maryversity of Uniland
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By mistake I created a file called ^G (ctl-G) from readnews.  When
went back to the csh, I did an `ls' and it told me that I had file
called `?'.  When I tried to `rm ?' it wouldn't go away.  However,
I tried `rm ^G', that worked.  I think this is kind of strange.

What happens if one (by mistake) creates a file called `ctl-foo' and one
didn't know that this was happening.  The next time they did an `ls'
of that directory they'd get a `?' and it would be impossible to remove
because they don't know the name.

Can someone explain this to me?

-- 
			Pravin Kumar

Don't bother me! I'm on an emergency third rail power trip.

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