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Date:      Tue, 30 Jan 2001 17:21:54 -0600
From:      "SpaZ" <spaz@bsdguys.org>
To:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: can't remove weird filename
Message-ID:  <006e01c08b13$6fafb700$03001aac@bsdguys.org>
References:  <000301c08b15$51ade9a0$46010a0a@sysadmininc.com> <20010130174902.A45939@forbidden.dough.net>

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rm "bad filename" does not work?  as w/ quotes?


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----- Original Message -----
From: Dennis Moore <archon@forbidden.dough.net>
To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 5:49 PM
Subject: Re: can't remove weird filename


> On Tue, Jan 30, 2001 at 06:35:23PM -0500, Peter Brezny wrote:
> > I accidentally saved a file with vi that had characters created by the
arrow
> > keys in it's name.
> >
> > the file appears as
> > ?[B?[B?[B
>
> rm -i *
>
> hit 'y' when you get to that file, then ^C to quit.
>
> --
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>
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