dos to unix for a Directory

fof3 · 12-06-2008, 06:46 PM

I am using Debian, Etch. A 'mkdir /homebackup' command, executed from a shell, created a directory named 'backup^M'. I am unable to cd into that directory, using the Tab key. ???

colucix · 12-06-2008, 07:01 PM

Maybe the script has been written in dos/windows and it has created a directory named

Code:

backup\r\n

adding a carriage return to the end. You can try to remove it using

Code:

rmdir backup<Ctrl-V><Ctrl-M>

where <Ctrl-V> and <Ctrl-M> have to be pressed in sequence to reproduce the ^M character. Then pass the script through the dos2unix command and everything should be fine.