Problem on octal filename

[dmouge]

Hi,

I have found on my system a strange files like this:
}m\260\262\355

I have understand that the \260 are an octal character. Now i want to remove this file.

How can i do this ?

David

 

[MikeLacey]

rm '}m\260\262\355'

works for me, the back-slashes lose their special meaning inside single quotes Mike
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[dmouge]

this doesn't works.
I have the message "No such file or directory"
I have this type of name when I enter the command ls -b:
}m\260\262\355

 

[dickiebird]

Perhaps you can rm -i *m*
or rm -i *{*
assuming you don't have too many files containing m in their name
;-) Dickie Bird
db@dickiebird.freeserve.co.uk

 

[dmouge]

I have sucessfully erase some files with this command
rm }m*

but no I have also some file with only octal character.
and it's very dangerous to make rm ???? because i'm on the root system files...

 

[stanhubble]

use 'ls pattern' to try and list only the files you wish to remove and only after getting a successful list use the same pattern with rm.

 

[dmouge]

Thanks to all,

I found the solution i insert this command :
rm -i ????
where ???? depend of the number of octal number and the system ask me before remove the different files.

Now my system is clear.

David