Hi all, In this thread, how do I get rid of a file that shows up in an 'ls' listings as "^K". It is a zero length file, but persistently there. --terry On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 10:56:58AM -0700, Ralph W. Reid wrote: > A couple of things have worked for me when file names try to get > tangled up with command line options: > > 1. Use a full or partial path name for the file, such as ./<filename> > or /home/mydir/subdir/filename. > > 2. Use wildcard characters to get at the file, such as in > *partial_filename.mp3. > > 3. Put the file name in quotes, as in "filename" or 'filename'. > > HTH, and have a _great_ weekend! > > On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 09:14:42PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > Hi all. I have some mp3s here that have -'s at the beginning of the filename for some reason. Does anyone know how I would go about escaping so the -'s get ignored? Thanks! > > - -- > > Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product. > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) > > > > iD8DBQFBHBYCNohoaf1zXJMRAunOAJ9cY3AyM/E5JhrNm6UdfO078ccPXACePpvl > > cy2o34Ki1yzXBsAQcpPAXaU= > > =eVbV > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > Ralph. N6BNO. Wisdom comes from central processing, not from I/O. > rreid at sunset.net http://personalweb.sunset.net/~rreid > Opinions herein are either mine or they are flame bait. > COSECANT (x) = COTAN (x) / TAN (x) > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- Name: Terry D. Cudney Phone: (705) 422-0039 E-mail: terry at wasaga.dyns.net Web: wasaga.dyns.net Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like... having a peeing sectionin a swimming pool. Please avoid sending me Word or PowerPoint attachments. See http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
