Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 21:36:47 GMT From: "John S. Strock" <jstrock@batc.edu> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/115184: Update to Can't delete certain types of files Message-ID: <200708032136.l73LakfK018813@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200708032140.l73Le1VI075523@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 115184 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Update to Can't delete certain types of files >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Aug 03 21:40:01 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: John S. Strock >Release: 6.2 >Organization: Bridgerland Applied Technology College >Environment: FreeBSD Server-2.BATC-IT.local 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Tue Feb 6 22:42:34 MST 2007 root@Server-2.BATC-IT.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/Server-2 i386 >Description: This is an update to the bug I just posted. I've found a way to remove individual files. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: To delete an individual file, use the following command: "rm bogusfilename -filenametodelete" For example, I create a hyphenated filename using the following command: "cp realfile -newfile" "rm -newfile" doesn't work, because "rm" thinks "-newfile" is an option. To delete, type: "rm whatevernamehere -newfile" The "whatevernamehere" could be a legitimate file, or one that doesn't exist, either way it'll delete the 2nd file. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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