Problem removing a file

Steven A. Conrad sac at conrad.UUCP
Wed Feb 1 13:23:48 AEST 1989


In article <102 at keysec.UUCP> scott at keysec.UUCP (Scott Bartram) writes:
>
>Second, remove the file:
>
>  1. try using "echo":
>
>    rm `echo "foo\007bar"`

Frequently the easiest way is to use the wild character symbol '?'
in place of any nonprinting characters or characters which would
otherwise prevent the command from being carried out.
-- 
Steven A. Conrad,  Department of Medicine (Critical Care)
Louisiana State University Medical Center, Shreveport, LA
UUCP: sac at conrad.UUCP,   Internet: conrad at manta.pha.pa.us
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