What is this "?" File in my home dir?

stardotstar · 01-22-2006, 03:32 AM

Code:

drwxr-xr-x  53 wparker wparker     4096 2006-01-22 16:42 .
drwxrwsr-x   3 root    staff       4096 2005-06-01 18:56 ..
-rw-r--r--   1 wparker wparker        0 2005-12-23 09:48 ?

Will

This is Ubuntu Breezy.

TruongAn · 01-22-2006, 03:52 AM

It is a file.
You can create a file with the ? character in filename.
I have just created a file like this:

Code:

-rw-rw-r--  1 truongan truongan        0 Thg 1 22 16:54 ?
drwxr-xr-x  2 truongan truongan     4096 Thg 1 20 22:36 an

pixellany · 01-22-2006, 07:57 AM

Yes, its a file. I think maybe he wants to know how it got there....

could be any number of things, but just delete it (its empty)

stardotstar · 01-22-2006, 03:57 PM

thanx guys. i have deleted it. was wondering if it was created by some process or other etc...

cheers,

will