how to delete .file?

paschim · 10-19-2004, 09:10 AM

How do we delete file which has . with it such as .file for example. I wanted to delete .XO-lock file in /etc i didn't find any way to delete.

help 'd be appreceated.

Hangdog42 · 10-19-2004, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by paschim
How do we delete file which has . with it such as .file for example. I wanted to delete .XO-lock file in /etc i didn't find any way to delete.

Um, rm /etc/.XO-lock in the console should do the trick

paschim · 10-19-2004, 09:44 AM

didn't work, I was using x terminal

Hangdog42 · 10-19-2004, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by paschim
didn't work, I was using x terminal

Could you expound a little on "didn't work'"? Did you get an error message? Do you have permission to delete this file (post the output of ls -al if you're not sure)? Were you root when you tried to delete it?

Mara · 10-20-2004, 02:07 PM

Moved: This thread is more suitable in Linux-General and has been moved accordingly to help your thread/question get the exposure it deserves.

Deleting from /etc requires special permissions. In most cases you need to be root. Run
su
(enter root password when it asks you)
rm /etc/.XO-lock

Tinkster · 10-20-2004, 04:56 PM

Out of curiosity:

Which stupid distro writes locks into /etc ?

Cheers,
Tink