I was able to recreate your file name and remove it as follows: (one single line each) Create: touch '\-l `cap_to_path 0x34c23d0b 0x00008e9f 0x30298894 0xd1e6f358 0x030d8181 0x700400f9 0x0d818119 0x0006ff03`' Delete: rm '\-l `cap_to_path 0x34c23d0b 0x00008e9f 0x30298894 0xd1e6f358 0x030d8181 0x700400f9 0x0d818119 0x0006ff03`' --Cal Webster On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 05:54, Padiyath Sreekumaran wrote: > Hello, > By mistake I have created a file with the following name. > How can I delete the file? I tried different ways as given below > without > Success. This is a RedHat 3.0 installation. > > #ls gives the following > > -l `cap_to_path 0x34c23d0b 0x00008e9f 0x30298894 0xd1e6f358 > 0x030d8181 0x700400f9 0x0d818119 0x0006ff03` > > # rm -l\ \`cap_to_path\ 0x34c23d0b\ 0x00008e9f\ 0x30298894\ 0xd1e6f358\ > 0x030d8181\ 0x700400f9\ 0x0d818119\ 0x0006ff03\` > rm: invalid option -- l > Try `rm --help' for more information. > > #ls -l directoryname shows the following output > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 135168 Aug 24 14:10 -l `cap_to_path > 0x34c23d0b 0x00008e9f 0x30298894 0xd1e6f358 0x030d8181 0x700400f9 > 0x0d818119 0x0006ff03` > > # rm "-l \`cap_to_path 0x34c23d0b 0x00008e9f 0x30298894 0xd1e6f358 > 0x030d8181 0x700400f9 0x0d818119 0x0006ff03\`" > rm: invalid option -- l > Try `rm --help' for more information. > > Thanks in advance, > Kumar > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > Padiyath Sreekumar | Tel: +41.56.310.3643 > Paul Scherrer Institut | email: kumar.padiyath@xxxxxx > AIT | Office: WHGA/U132 > WHGA/U132 | Fax: +41.56.310.3649 > CH-5232 Villigen PSI | > Switzerland | > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
