Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tekigm.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!tektronix!tekigm!dennisw From: dennisw@tekigm.UUCP (Dennis Ward) Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: Re: rm-damnit.1 Message-ID: <307@tekigm.UUCP> Date: Tue, 9-Apr-85 08:35:28 EDT Article-I.D.: tekigm.307 Posted: Tue Apr 9 08:35:28 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Jun-85 02:49:53 EDT References: <174@geowhiz.UUCP> Reply-To: dennisw@tekigm.UUCP (Dennis Ward) Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 7 Summary: Removing funky files? An easily solved problem. No program necessary. METHOD 1: 'ls | see' - look at the control characters, now 'rm' of the file is much easier! (use '?' or '*' for untypable chars) METHOD 2: 'rm -i *' - only respond with 'y' to the right one!