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From: megabyte@chinet.UUCP (Mark E. Sunderlin)
Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards
Subject: Removing files with NULL as their name
Message-ID: <442@chinet.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 8-Apr-86 12:44:15 EST
Article-I.D.: chinet.442
Posted: Tue Apr  8 12:44:15 1986
Date-Received: Mon, 14-Apr-86 06:15:36 EST
Reply-To: megabyte@chinet.UUCP (Mark E. Sunderlin)
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Summary: How do I remove them?????


 I had some programs blow on me and they opened a file with
a null file name. Almost as if I had done a 'open("",O_READ)' or such.
Now, I have a few files in my directory that show up with names like
!wvwu or u!wv.  I tried a 'rm -i *' and I got a 'rm: !wvu non-existent'
error.
 My question is: How do I get rid of these suckers?? I could copy all
my files and subdirectories to a tmp, remove the old directory and them
copy it back minus the !wuv type files, but i KNOW there must be a better
way!  I know the file takes up an i-node also.
  Information: I am running a Zilog S8000 model 31 running Zeus 3.21.(That's
SYSIII to the rest of the world).  Send mail and I will summerize to the
net as I know I can't be the only person to ever have this problem!
 
"The number of UN*X installations has grown to 10, with more expected"
           - UN*X Programmer's Manual 06/72
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