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From: Parv <parv@pair.com>
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Subject: Re: deleting directories with ??? in name
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in message <40571A35.7040702@earthlink.net>,
wrote Walter thusly...
>

I apologize for the late reply.


> Parv wrote:
> 
> >  # find . \( -inum <inode-1> -o -inum <inode-2> \) -print0 \
> >  # | xargs -0 rm -rfv
> >
> 
> Thanks, but when I did:
> ls -i
> and then typed in the inode in the command (saved in an old List
> e-mail):
> find . -inum <inode> -delete
> it didn't delete them.  Do you think your way would work where
> manual command wouldn't?  But, they are gone now, so I can't try
> it anyway.

My _speculation_ is that if '-delete' option did not work from w/in
find(1), i doubt that above quoted command chain would cause any
difference.  I suppose, you also guessed the same.  OTOH, the
description of -delete option does say...

  -delete
          ... It will not attempt to delete a filename with a ``/''
          character in its pathname relative to ``.'' for security
          reasons.


...that is one thing to consider.


It would have been fun to experiment w/ the offending directory
structure.  Next time it happens, send me a sample/small tar'd copy,
will you?


  - Parv

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