On 05/07/2010 05:20 AM, Dj YB wrote: > hello, > > I have managed somehow to create a file I can't delete now. > probably a failed copy\download long ago. > > the output shows like that: > > [root@localhost 5]# ll > total 1 > -rwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 2010-05-07 12:07 24 Season 5 Episode 03.avi > [root@localhost 5]# rm 24\ Season\ 5\ Episode\ 03.avi > rm: remove regular file `24 Season 5 Episode 03.avi'? y > rm: cannot remove `24 Season 5 Episode 03.avi': No such file or directory > > any advices how to fix this problem are welcome. > > it is possible that the file may contain a hidden character or special character that renders what appears to be a space. . While I have not encountered this on an NTFS mounted file system, one way might be is to run emacs as root, and use dired to list, then delete the directory. Or possibly the Gnome or KDE file manager. Another possible way in the command line is to key on a pattern: 'rm *Episode*.avi' or possibly 'rm *24*.avi' -- Jerry Feldman <gaf@xxxxxxx> Boston Linux and Unix PGP key id: 537C5846 PGP Key fingerprint: 3D1B 8377 A3C0 A5F2 ECBB CA3B 4607 4319 537C 5846
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