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- From: friedman@gnu.ai.mit.edu (Noah Friedman)
- Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
- Subject: Re: file removal problem solved.
- Message-ID: <FRIEDMAN.92Aug29010851@nutrimat.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
- Date: 29 Aug 92 05:08:51 GMT
- References: <BtMJuK.KEH@acsu.buffalo.edu>
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- In-reply-to: vidya-v@acsu.buffalo.edu's message of 27 Aug 92 04:15:56 GMT
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- In article <BtMJuK.KEH@acsu.buffalo.edu> vidya-v@acsu.buffalo.edu (vidyaranya) writes:
- >The solution I finally used came from our system administrator. I had
- >already tried the 'rm -i' and rm A* options and posted when they failed.
- >
- >The solution I used needed a simple C program and an Octal
- >dump of the filename to specify in the C program.
- >Here it is:
- >
- >[ bletcherous C program mercifully deleted ]
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- Your system ambiguator ought to be shot.
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