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Date: Thu, 7 Oct 1999 11:14:42 -0700 (PDT)
From: patl@phoenix.volant.org
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Subject: Re: Wierd Directory listing
To: Jack Winslade <jsw@iwww.sitel.net>
Cc: Matthew Joseff <mjoseff@retribution.net>,
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On  7-Oct-99 at 10:42, Jack Winslade (jsw@iwww.sitel.net) wrote:
> The trick I use to remove unremovable files is to specify a pattern that
> matches only the bad one.  I would first try:
> 
> rm *7*

Just a note for the paranoid: When I need to do something like
this, I use the sequence:

	ls *7*
	<Make sure it only listed the file(s) I want deleted>
	rm *7*

And, while we are on the topic of deleting inconviently named
files; the easiest way to delete a file that starts with a dash
is to put './' in front.  E.g.,

	rm ./-r	


-Pat


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