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How delete a file without name?

Manuales — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:19:55 GMT

Hi !!
how can i delete files without name , look at this, is the line shown before message file:

$ ls -rlt
total 14
-rwxr-xr-x 1 USERONE users 113 Jan 10 13:32 environment.sh
-rwxr-xr-x 1 USERONE users 1759 Jan 10 16:23 messages.txt
-rwxr-xr-x 1 USERONE users 1407 Jan 11 18:09 message.ak
-rw------- 1 USERONE users 0 Jan 12 03:58
-rwxr-xr-x 1 USERONE users 1296 Jan 12 03:58 message

thanks, Manuales.

Re: How delete a file without name?

Sivakumar TS — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:34:53 GMT

Hi,

You can do a rm *.* in a interactive mode and delete the particular file.

With Regards,

Siva.

Re: How delete a file without name?

RAC_1 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:36:54 GMT

It may not be a blank name exactly, it could be a control/non-printable char.
Check it.

ll -bv
ll | vis

Now ll -il
note down inode number (appears in first column)
now find
find . -inum "number" -exec ll -d {} \;
confirm above, then
find . -inum "number" -exec rm -i {} \;

Re: How delete a file without name?

Devender Khatana — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:44:15 GMT

Hi,

It is always some character in the name of the file. Here it is a non printable character. This can be seen by

#ll -b

And can be deleted by doing "rm -i *" in that directory and then removing the desired file or through inode number.

HTH,
Devender

Re: How delete a file without name?

Arunvijai_4 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:50:29 GMT

Hi Manuels,

You can delete them using inode number which is unique.

# ls -i will display inode number.
# rm -i

-Arun

Re: How delete a file without name?

Senthil Prabu.S_1 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:54:34 GMT

Hi,
simply execute rm *.*.

Or for interactive rm -i and use inodes.

HTH,
prabu.S

Re: How delete a file without name?

Pete Randall — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:55:13 GMT

"rm -i" is just going to give you the interactive "y/n" version of rm. In order to remove by inode number, use find:

find . -inum NNNN -exec rm {} \;

Pete

Re: How delete a file without name?

Ajitkumar Rane — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:55:45 GMT

Hi Manuales,

probably rm -f -- " " should solve your problem.

Rgds,

Ajit

Re: How delete a file without name?

Ajitkumar Rane — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:58:00 GMT

Also you ca try

rm -i -- *.*

Ajit

Re: How delete a file without name?

Ajitkumar Rane — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:59:42 GMT

Also you can try

rm -i -- *

Ajit

Re: How delete a file without name?

James R. Ferguson — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:11:54 GMT

Hi Manuales:

There isn't any file below the one beginning with "message" dated Jan 12 03:58.

List this directory with:

# ls -lb

...to expose the non-printing characters that follow (or even spaces!).

Then, follow the technique of removing or renaming a file by inode that we discussed here:

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=988269

Regards!

...JRF...

Re: How delete a file without name?

Yogeeraj_1 — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:50:06 GMT

hi manuales,

also, if you have a graphics console, you can browse to the directory and select+delete the file.

hope this helps too!

kind regards
yogeeraj

Re: How delete a file without name?

Geoff Wild — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:29:00 GMT

Check out this link:

http://www.helpdesk.umd.edu/topics/troubleshooting/os/unix/1231/

You can delete via the inode number:

ls -ali *

find ./ -inum ###### -exec rm -i {} \;

where ###### is the inode number of the file witout a name.

Rgds...Geoff

Re: How delete a file without name?

Manuales — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 14:32:09 GMT

Thanks friends !!!
all things were correct !!!

Manuales.