Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2000 00:28:53 -0700 From: JMS Internet <webmaster@jmsinternet.com> To: "Richard Grace" <rgrace@itworks.com.au>, "Lanny Baron" <lnb@freebsdsystems.com> Cc: <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG>, <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: unable to delete a file Message-ID: <4.3.1.2.20000407002822.03031100@mail.jmsinternet.com> In-Reply-To: <NDBBILBEBIHJBLOEIKKCOEKNCCAA.rgrace@itworks.com.au> References: <XFMail.000407031059.lnb@freebsdsystems.com>
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Thank you very much. This worked, so did: rm -r " .x " Thanks all again. At 05:19 PM 4/7/00 +1000, Richard Grace wrote: > > Have you tried to install tkdesk? (it's in /usr/ports/x11-fm). > > I have had the same thing happen. In text mode (non Xwindows) you > > have to put > > either " or ' to the beginning and end of the file. Like > > rm 'Start Menu' or rm "Start Menu" > > > > with a program like tkdesk, the file shows up in a file manager > > box and you > > hightlight and delete. > > > > lnb > > > > > > On 07-Apr-00 JMS Internet wrote: > > Someone has logged into my system via anonymous FTP and uploaded a > > directory or file of a large size which I can not seem to delete > > either via > > FTP or telnet. The complete name as listed by 'du' is: > > /users/ftp/incoming/ .x /for JUSTiSO/by KradLrobR/ (file of > > some type > > here) > > When I try to cd to this directory I get: > > cd: Too many arguments. > >Wildcards are your friends, try also the -i argument to rm. > >eg, > >$ cd /users/ftp/incoming/*.x*/for*/by* >$ rm -i * > >Then answer 'y' or 'n' to any of the files. This will allow you to delete >files which may have special charaters in their names as well. > >Richard Grace. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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