Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:21:33 -0800 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: control character file names Message-ID: <20081215032133.GB4812@ayn.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <4945BF22.7030606@enabled.com> References: <4945BF22.7030606@enabled.com>
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On Sun, Dec 14, 2008, Noah wrote: > Hi there, > > there is a blank directory that I cant seem to view. I believe the > directory is a '^M'. can somebody please explain how I can see > filenames and directories containing control characters. Also how do I > rename the directory with 'mv'? There are various ways to handle this. # this will show the file with special characters escaped ls | cat -v # this will put the output of ls into a file that can then be # edited with vim so one could insert ``mv '' before the funny # file name, and `` newname'' after it. ls > tmpfile As others have mentioned, using a graphical file manager can make it easy as well. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax: (206) 232-9186 The end move in politics is always to pick up a gun. -- Buckminster Fuller
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