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From: jeff@swusrgrp.UUCP (Jeff Tye sys adm)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Weird File Names (Removing them)
Summary: use find -inum to remove the beastie
Message-ID: <281@swusrgrp.UUCP>
Date: 20 Feb 89 04:58:41 GMT
References: <91@raider.MFEE.TN.US>
Organization: southwest!/usr/group - Phoenix, AZ
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In article <91@raider.MFEE.TN.US>, root@raider.MFEE.TN.US (Bob Reineri) writes:
> One of them has a file in his home directory that I can't get rid of to save
> my life. In a regular 'l' listing, it has a filename of the greek letter
> Sigma. Doing an l with the -b option reveals a value of '/744'. Anyone can
> give me a way to delete this annoying little file ? Thanks.
> 
> rm refuses to recognize it, even if I just try to delete all files interactively. That is, 'rm -i *' skips over it. 

Try this:

1)	In the directory where the file is type:

		ls -il *|more

2)	Note the number in the left column corresponding to the file
	that you want to remove. For example:

	242 -rw-------   1 jeff     group         29 Feb 19 21:47 junkfile

	(The number on the left is the inode number)

3)	Type this command (very carefully):

		find . -inum inode -exec rm {} \;   (return)

	(where inode is the number found in step 2)

		find . -inum 242 -exec rm {} \;

Voila'! It's gone.

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