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From: andyc@hpopd.HP.COM (Andrew Cunningham)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: How to delete a file with ^? chars in the name?
Message-ID: <8000004@hpopd.HP.COM>
Date: 11 Jan 90 11:56:01 GMT
References: <7711@unix.SRI.COM>
Organization: HP PWD, Pinewood UK.
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Jeremy J. Epstein (jje@virtech.uucp) wrote:
>In article <130045@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, lm@snafu.Sun.COM (Larry McVoy) writes:
>> In article <7711@unix.SRI.COM> ubi@ginger.sri.com (Ron Ueberschaer x4399) writes:
>> >I have a file which is named ^?^?^?H01.b (delete character?) and can't
>> >find a way to delete it.  An ls -s on the directory produces:
>> >


rm -i *


Then hit `n' for every file but the right one.  If you're too paranoid
to try this then use 

ls -il 		
find . -inum <num> -exec rm -i {} \;

where <num> is the inode numbert listed with ls -i.


No C programs, no hacks, just one or two simple commands.  Why does this
discussion go on forever everytime the question is asked?