removing a file from Unix

[tomstone98]

We have a file on a unix box that we cannot remove.
The file is: xxx.dat
The error received is:
rm: xxx.dat not removed: I/O error

The ls -l command reveals that there are no links to the file:

hostname% ls -l xxx.dat
-rwxrwxrwx 0 aaa bbb 79 Oct 8 14:50 xxx.dat

Do I need to log in as root and remove it ?
I have tried the link and the ln command but to no avail ...

Thanks,
Tom Stone

 

[tshot]

can u over write the file say by following method
> xxx.dat


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[PHV]

man fsck

Hope This Help
PH.

 

[sstilton]

Tom try this

#rm -f "filename"

f = force

you can also do a man on rm and read the different options available to you.

 

[chomps303]

Sometimes there are characters that cannot be seen with a simple l or ls.

try this

ls > dir
vi dir and remove all files EXCEPT the one you are having problems with.

rm `cat dir`

if you really need to delete this file and this fails move all wanted files to another directory and remove the directory rm -r dir . mkdir dir and move wanted files back.

 

[Annihilannic]

You could also try using unlink instead of rm. Be careful with it though!

Annihilannic.

 

[grzen]

log in as root and try to remove it.