Xref: utzoo comp.unix.xenix:6097 comp.unix.wizards:16321 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!ames!xanth!nic.MR.NET!hal!ncoast!allbery From: allbery@ncoast.ORG (Brandon S. Allbery) Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Ugly file name Message-ID: <13672@ncoast.ORG> Date: 22 May 89 23:20:38 GMT References: <128@tdl.UUCP> <7170@bsu-cs.bsu.edu> <1614@auspex.auspex.com> <448@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> <9000@csli.Stanford.EDU> Reply-To: allbery@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon S. Allbery) Followup-To: comp.unix.xenix Distribution: usa Organization: Cleveland Public Access UN*X, Cleveland, Oh Lines: 33 As quoted from <9000@csli.Stanford.EDU> by gandalf@csli.Stanford.EDU (Juergen Wagner): +--------------- +--------------- That we do. +--------------- | /bin/rm './FILE' +--------------- Thank you. I was wondering how many times I'd have to read putative "wizards" suggesting the nonexistent-filename kluge. Did I fall into a net.warp into comp.unix.questions? +--------------- | characters can be typed by using ^V to prevent interpretation. | (^V is the lnext character, it can be set with stty). Note that +--------------- He directs followups to comp.unix.xenix, then pulls this boner. REALITY CHECK FOR ALL THOSE WHO BELIEVE IN "There Is No Unix But Unix And Berkeley Is Its Prophet": XENIX IS BASED ON AT&T SYSTEM III/V! There IS no "lnext" character. Just type the control character. It won't show up on your terminal, but it'll be there. ++Brandon -- Brandon S. Allbery, moderator of comp.sources.misc allbery@ncoast.org uunet!hal.cwru.edu!ncoast!allbery ncoast!allbery@hal.cwru.edu Send comp.sources.misc submissions to comp-sources-misc@ NCoast Public Access UN*X - (216) 781-6201, 300/1200/2400 baud, login: makeuser