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- From: wblock@rapidnet.com (Warren Block)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc,comp.sys.amiga.introduction
- Subject: Re: HELP: How to delete a file named ".."
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- Date: 2 Jan 1996 17:39:06 GMT
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- On 29-Dec-95, Stefano Cairoll wrote:
- >HELP!!!!
- >I really need HELP!!
-
- >I don't know how, but I have on my hard disk a file that is named ".."
- >The problem is that it seems that it's impossible to delete!! I've tried
- >with the SHELL, with Directory Opus 4, DOpus 5 and the Workbench.. NOTHING!!
-
- >How can I delete this damned file from my hard disk???
-
- Just a guess: if you have any of the utilities that provide the Unix .
- and .. (for "here" and "parent" directories), remove or disable them,
- then use any of the several tips already presented in this thread to
- remove the file.
-
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