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From: dougb@mustang.WV.TEK.COM (Doug Becker;685-2062;61-277;;mustang)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Ugly File Name (Correction)
Keywords: Unix files filenames control characters
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Date: 13 May 89 00:39:03 GMT
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In article <3328@orca.WV.TEK.COM> dougb@orca.WV.TEK.COM (I) wrote:

>      One way to remove [a file with offending characters] is to move 
> everything out of the directory except [that] file, then rm -rf 
> the directory containing [it] (and then restore [the directory]).

     I of course meant 'rmdir -rf,' not 'rm -rf'. Sorry if this caused 
any confusion. My mailer won't let me cancel the article, and this is my 
first posting error. (Honest! :-) )

                                                          --- Doug

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