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Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Ugly File Name
Summary: How to delete a file with an ugly name
Keywords: Unix files filenames control characters
Message-ID: <3328@orca.WV.TEK.COM>
Date: 13 May 89 00:24:31 GMT
Expires: 19 May 89 07:00:00 GMT
Reply-To: dougb@orca.WV.TEK.COM (Doug Becker)
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From: dougb@mustang.WV.TEK.COM (Doug Becker;685-2062;61-277;;mustang)
Path: mustang!dougb

I tried to reply via net mail, to no avail.


In article <128@tdl.UUCP> (somebody) wrote:
>	So the program ran and created a real ugly filename.

     One way to remove it is to move everything out of the directory 
except the offending file, then rm -rf the directory containing the 
file (and then restore it).


>	I would like to be a real man and do it in "C" but I will 
>	accept any suggestions in any manner of solution.

     As for C, well, I leave that as an exercise for the reader. :-)

                                                           --- Doug

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