Re: Can't Delete File with Bad Chars
On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 09:38:42AM -0600, Kent West wrote:
> Chris Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 06:04:03PM EST, Kent West wrote:
> >
> >> I've got a TeraStation Pro Network Attached Storage device connected to
> >> a stable Debian box. I'm trying to free up some space by deleting old
> >> backups, but have come across a file with a bad name. I'm smbmounting
> >> the NAS to get to the file structure; I'm not real sure how the NAS
> >> drives are formatted.
> >>
> >> When I run "stat [tab key to autocomplete the name]" I get a different
> >> node number often.
> >>
> >> westk[@]goshen.acu.edu]:/TERASTATIONBACKUP/RSYNC-BACKUP/home/web/html/mriggs/Archive/Spring
> >> 2008/445:> stat Tentative\ Schedule\ \?��\ Math\ 445.pdf
> >> File: `Tentative Schedule ?\307\364 Math 445.pdf'
> >> Size: 49699 Blocks: 104 IO Block: 16384 regular file
> >> Device: 11h/17d Inode: 59670244 Links: 1
> >> Access: (0766/-rwxrw-rw-) Uid: ( 101/ sshd) Gid: ( 100/ users)
> >> Access: 2009-02-20 13:57:10.000000000 -0600
> >> Modify: 2008-01-23 09:29:06.000000000 -0600
> >> Change: 2009-02-20 13:57:08.000000000 -0600
> >>
> >> westk[@]goshen.acu.edu]:/TERASTATIONBACKUP/RSYNC-BACKUP/home/web/html/mriggs/Archive/Spring
> >> 2008/445:> stat Tentative\ Schedule\ \?��\ Math\ 445.pdf
> >> stat: cannot stat `Tentative Schedule ?\307\364 Math 445.pdf': No such
> >> file or directory
> >>
> >> (The second attempt was just to recall my history with the up arrow; I
> >> have to fill in the stat command with the TAB key to get any data.)
> >>
> >> Then I tried to delete the file with some magic I found via Google:
> >>
> >>
> >> westk[@]goshen.acu.edu]:/TERASTATIONBACKUP/RSYNC-BACKUP/home/web/html/mriggs/Archive/Spring
> >> 2008/445:> find . -inum 59670414 -exec rm -i {} \;
> >> rm: remove regular file `./Tentative Schedule ?\307\364 Math 445.pdf'? y
> >> rm: cannot remove `./Tentative Schedule ?\307\364 Math 445.pdf': No such
> >> file or directory
> >>
> >> Then I try the stat command again, and find the inode number has changed:
> >>
> >> westk[@]goshen.acu.edu]:/TERASTATIONBACKUP/RSYNC-BACKUP/home/web/html/mriggs/Archive/Spring
> >> 2008/445:> stat Tentative\ Schedule\ \?��\ Math\ 445.pdf
> >> File: `Tentative Schedule ?\307\364 Math 445.pdf'
> >> Size: 49699 Blocks: 104 IO Block: 16384 regular file
> >> Device: 11h/17d Inode: 59670677 Links: 1
> >> Access: (0766/-rwxrw-rw-) Uid: ( 101/ sshd) Gid: ( 100/ users)
> >> Access: 2009-02-20 13:57:10.000000000 -0600
> >> Modify: 2008-01-23 09:29:06.000000000 -0600
> >> Change: 2009-02-20 13:57:08.000000000 -0600
> >>
> >>
> >> Any suggestions as to how I can delete this file?
> >>
I missed the beginning of this thread, so maybe this has already been
suggested...
Try putting quotes around the filename.
rm "Tentative Schedule ? Math 445"
-Rob
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