From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Dec 15 15:45:32 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A8D51065670 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:45:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from admin2@enabled.com) Received: from typhoon.enabled.com (typhoon.enabled.com [216.218.220.21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5F6378FC21 for ; Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:45:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from admin2@enabled.com) Received: from [172.23.8.177] (nat-service4.juniper.net [66.129.225.151]) (authenticated bits=0) by typhoon.enabled.com (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id mBFFjPkF026413 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from admin2@enabled.com) Message-ID: <49467B90.7020004@enabled.com> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:20 -0800 From: Noah User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.18 (Macintosh/20081105) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Polytropon References: <4945BF22.7030606@enabled.com> <8763lm189r.fsf@kobe.laptop> <4945D461.7070406@enabled.com> <873agpptkn.fsf@kobe.laptop> <494662A6.3050001@enabled.com> <20081215151101.1fed6be8.freebsd@edvax.de> <49466648.7080901@enabled.com> <20081215153203.d2cefe4c.freebsd@edvax.de> In-Reply-To: <20081215153203.d2cefe4c.freebsd@edvax.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Giorgos Keramidas , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: control character file names X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:45:32 -0000 > Sorry for being to briefly. > > 1. > > The Midnight Commander is a curses based file manager that might > be a workaround for the problem you can't solve using Emacs at > the moment. It can be installed via ports or (more simple) from > packages using "pkg_add -r mc". The command to run it is "mc". > > > > 2. > > PF6 (or F6) refers to the programmable function key number 6 > which has the function to move or rename files (in the Midnight > Commander). > > By the way, for deleting a directory, PF8 (or F8) - Delete - can > be useful. I'm not sure if the MC can be troubled by control > characters in filenames, but up to this point, I found nothing > the MC couldn't delete anyway. :-) > > > > I hope I didn't explain too stupidly, I don't want to sound > impolite. Of course I cannot assume anyone to know what a > Midnight Commander is or what PF keys (IBM and robotron > terminology) are... > > > > cool - that worked. thanks for the verbosity :)