Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:45:20 -0800 From: Noah <admin2@enabled.com> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: control character file names Message-ID: <49467B90.7020004@enabled.com> In-Reply-To: <20081215153203.d2cefe4c.freebsd@edvax.de> 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>
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> 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 :)
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