> On 20/11/2007, Dr Alan J Bartlett <stxsl_ajb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Mazda Motor Logistics Europe NV, Blaasveldstraat 162, B-2830 Willebroek VAT BE 406.024.281, RPR Mechelen, ING 310-0092504-52, IBAN : BE64 3100 0925 0452, SWIFT : BBRUBEBB ---------------------------------------- > > > From: mertensb@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > > Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:39:34 +0100 > > > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > > Subject: ls reports input/output error - strange file > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > A colleague of mine tried to ungzip a file but encountered an error > > > becuase there wasn't enough disk space available. > > > > > > A directory listing now reports: > > > $ ll |grep 11.18-09-2007 > > > ? > > > > > > > > > Mazda Motor Logistics Europe NV, Blaasveldstraat 162, B-2830 Willebroek > > > VAT BE 406.024.281, RPR Mechelen, ING 310-0092504-52, IBAN : BE64 3100 0925 0452, SWIFT : BBRUBEBB > > > > > > --------- ? ? ? ? ? > > > mappsacc.mle.mazdaeur.com-access_log.11.18-09-2007.tar > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 19745998 Sep 18 16:50 > > > mappsacc.mle.mazdaeur.com-access_log.11.18-09-2007.tar.gz > > > > > > When running ls on the "unzipped" file I get: > > > $ ll mappsacc.mle.mazdaeur.com-access_log.11.18-09-2007.tar > > > ls: mappsacc.mle.mazdaeur.com-access_log.11.18-09-2007.tar: Input/output > > > error > > > > > > Any idea what happened here? And how to remove this strange file? > > > [reformatted to make it more legible] > > Bram, > > > > To remove it, you'll need to know exactly what its name is. I guess there are some non-ASCII characters in its name. > > > > Try /bin/ls | cat -vet and see what's there. Then catch the output of /bin/ls in foo_file, edit foo_file so that it contains an entry/entries for what you don't want in that directory, surrounded by quotation marks ("), one per line. Next rm $(cat foo_file). > > > > Hope this helps. > > Alan. > > > > Alternatively, try "rm -i "*Willebroek*" > > Kind regards, > > Herta Thanks for the suggestions. In the end I choose for another approach though, I renamed the directory containing these files. Then moved all the "good" files to a new directory and removed the entire directory containing the reference to this file. I'd still like to know what happened here. Kind regards Bram -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list