Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2002 03:37:14 +0530 From: "Unix Tools" <unixtools@hotmail.com> To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za>, "Jimmy Lantz" <jimmy.lantz@lusidor.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Problem accessing file no 2. Message-ID: <OE45pMjBFXrOBGWvN2n0001d958@hotmail.com> References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020823132915.027a0008@mail.lusidor.nu> <5.1.0.14.0.20020823172627.00bbeec8@mail.lusidor.com>
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use the pilot port from freebsd it is a graphical unix explorer utility ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Lantz" <jimmy.lantz@lusidor.com> To: "Patrick O'Reilly" <bsd@perimeter.co.za> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 09:22 PM Subject: Re: Problem accessing file no 2. foobar# ls -alb -rw-r----- 1 ftp ftp 464 19 Aug 14:27 un\214titled\034 foobar# cp un^Ětitled^\ ->! After typing un i pressed tab and this filename unveiled wheras trying foobar# cp un\214titled\034 un\214titled.txt cp: un214titled034: No such file or directory well copying with the ? works but not with the desired preciseness since I usually have files with very similiar names. Have you got any clues? / Jimmy At 14:55 2002-08-23 +0200, you wrote: >From: "Jimmy Lantz" <jimmy.lantz@lusidor.com> > > Hi, > > I 'm wondering a bit on how to access files that starts > > with a character not "supported" directly by freebsd, > > i mean if the file starts with a char that got translated into ? by >freebsd, > > how do I know which char to enter to access it ? > > > > -rw-r----- 1 ftp ftp 464 19 Aug 2003 ?estfile.txt > > > > It's not a a question mark it's just been substituted. > >I would try something like: ># mv ?estfile.txt testfile.txt > >In this case the command you type is with a real '?' character, which, >coincidentally, matches any character (it is a single-character >wildcard, similar to *, but for one character only!). Hopefully you >will end up with a file called 'testfile.txt'. > >BTW: ls -lb might reveal what the funny character actually is. > >Regards, >Patrick O'Reilly. > ___ _ __ > / _ )__ __ (_)_ __ ___ _/ /____ __ > / __/ -_) _) / ~ ) -_), ,-/ -_) _) > /_/ \__/_//_/_/~/_/\__/ \__/\__/_/ > http://www.perimeter.co.za To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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