topic Re: rm command in Operating System - HP-UX

rm command

Jonathan Caplette — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:27:08 GMT

Hi guys,

I just wanna know how can I remove a file that I accidently named \ (backslash caracter)???

What happened is I was editing (vi) a file and when I saved it up I accidently touch the "\" instead of the "enter" key...

Anyone know how can I delete that crappy file????

Thanks!!
Jonathan

Re: rm command

Pete Randall — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:29:16 GMT

Very carefully do a rm -i *, answering no to every file but the / one. Ctrl C to get out once you've deleted the /.

Pete

Re: rm command

Sachin Patel — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:30:22 GMT

#cd source_dir
rm -i *

Say no to all other file except the one you want to remove.

Sachin

Re: rm command

Pete Randall — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:30:25 GMT

Make very sure you're in the directory you think you're in, too.

Pete

Re: rm command

Sandip Ghosh — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:31:59 GMT

Re-direct the ls -la command in a file. Then edit that file to remove the particular file. Then run #sh

Sandip

Re: rm command

Craig Rants — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:32:06 GMT

Try rm -- "\" the -- option is little know but works great.

GL,
C

Re: rm command

A. Clay Stephenson — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:33:45 GMT

Safer answer:

rm -i \\*

or rm \
Use the backslash to quote the backslash.

Re: rm command

Frederic Sevestre — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:33:49 GMT

Hi,

#rm -i "\\" works fine (the -i just in case...)

Fr??d??ric

Re: rm command

S.K. Chan — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:34:44 GMT

# rm -i \\*

should be it ..

Re: rm command

Helen French — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:36:41 GMT

# rm -i //*

OR

# rm -i /* ( -i for selective removal)

Re: rm command

Jonathan Caplette — Fri, 24 May 2002 14:44:13 GMT

Thanks for the fast reply...

the command rm -i * worked fine... I didn't try the others..

Thanks again!!
Jonathan

Re: rm command

John Carr_2 — Fri, 24 May 2002 15:27:30 GMT

hi

rm -i *filename ( without the backslash ) this way will probably only have to say no once.

John.