[SOLVED] Not readable name of directory in Linux Mint 13

iliyan_pi · 06-04-2015, 12:18 PM

I've got a directory with not readable name in my home directory. I suspect it is in russian language, but not sure.How to "translate" it?

suicidaleggroll · 06-04-2015, 12:25 PM

Is any of it readable? Anything you can copy/paste or use tab completion or bash globbing on? Can you use a GUI to rename it?

fatmac · 06-04-2015, 01:04 PM

Copy/paste the directory name into Google Translate.
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?sourc...ogle+translate

iliyan_pi · 06-04-2015, 02:39 PM

This is the text: .

iliyan_pi · 06-04-2015, 02:42 PM

Sorry, i tried to copy the name but not successful. One more time :this is the path to file :/home/ipiperov/

iliyan_pi · 06-04-2015, 02:44 PM

One more time sorry - it did not happen .

frankbell · 06-04-2015, 08:07 PM

Try a screenshot. You can click the "Go Advanced" button under the "compose post" window to reach the dialog for attaching a file to your pose.

Can you move or rename the directory? When you run the command

Code:

ls -l

in a terminal from the directory that contains the problem directory, what is the output?

iliyan_pi · 06-04-2015, 11:54 PM

In the file attached which is screenshot the unreadable name is after check.txt.Thank You for Your attention.

fatmac · 06-05-2015, 12:58 PM

To see what is inside the directory you could possibly replace each character with a ? (13x?), or maybe *. (if that works, I'd try renaming it).
(ls *. or ls ?????????????)

joec@home · 06-05-2015, 01:25 PM

Try using the command "ls -lb" to see if that will convert to more standard ASCII, which would allow you access. Otherwise it might be a corruption rather than an actual name. If that is the case you would want to run an offline fsck on the drive.

iliyan_pi · 06-06-2015, 03:04 AM

I have access inside directory, but want to know which program has make it.Thank You everybody for Your advices!

joec@home · 06-06-2015, 01:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iliyan_pi

I have access inside directory, but want to know which program has make it.Thank You everybody for Your advices!

ls -la --author