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Date:      Thu, 2 Jul 1998 13:36:22 +0200
From:      Johann Visagie <wjv@cityip.co.za>
To:        Doug Lo <jwlo@ms11.hinet.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: HELP! How do I kill this file?
Message-ID:  <19980702133622.E6926@cityip.co.za>
In-Reply-To: <359B3BF5.36D17CE0@ms11.hinet.net>; from Doug Lo on Thu, Jul 02, 1998 at 03:51:18PM %2B0800
References:  <359B3BF5.36D17CE0@ms11.hinet.net>

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On Thu, 02 Jul 1998 at 15:51 SAT, Doug Lo wrote:
> 
> I run ls -alt and suddently find this file dem&, then I try to delete it, but it
> seems can't be deleted.
> Would anyone tell me how to kill this file, thanks.

Quote the filename using either double or single quotes:

$ rm "dem&"

-- V

Johann Visagie | Email: wjv@CityIP.co.za | Tel: +27 21 419-7878

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