Hi, Try creating directory and move the file inside directory. Remove directory including the file by issuing: # rm -rf <newdirectory> Neil -----Original Message----- From: Padiyath Sreekumaran [mailto:kumar.padiyath@xxxxxx] Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:55 PM To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: How to delete the following file 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
