Wow! Where did that file come from (retorical question)? You might try the following, taking care to keep track of directory and file permissions if necessary--especially if system files are involved! Try moving all of the other files and subdirectories from the directory where the ^k file is, then removing the directory where the ^k file is with `rm -r <dirname>`, recreating the directory with `mkdir <dirname>`, and then moving all of the wanted files and subdirectories back in to the new empty directory. After a few simple attempts, I was not able to create a ^k file unless I used the individual characters '^' and 'k' (as opposed to CTRL-K), but I was able to create a file whose name consisted of a single space character, and then remove it as described above. Note that if the file name is actually made up of the characters '^' and 'k', a simple remove command using the characters should remove it. HTH and have a _great_ day. On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 02:18:35PM -0400, Terry D. Cudney wrote: > 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 > -- 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. 1 = x^0
