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- From: boyd@prl.dec.com (Boyd Roberts)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
- Subject: Re: How can I rm a file with a '&' ????
- Message-ID: <1992Aug21.215557.27591@prl.dec.com>
- Date: 21 Aug 92 21:55:57 GMT
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- In article <28300003@tisdec.tis.tandy.com>, kevinl@tisdec.tis.tandy.com writes:
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- > just use:
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- > rm big\&cow
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- No, no. A file with an & requires removal with:
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- rm 'big&cow' &
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- Boyd Roberts boyd@prl.dec.com
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