how to remove a directory name with space ?

jimmyjiang · 03-17-2008, 09:48 AM

hi,
how can I remove a directory name with space ?
drwxrwxr-x 2 oiprod oiprod 4.0k Mar 3 11:28 3
there is a space in front of "3"
thanks!
jimmy

pwc101 · 03-17-2008, 09:56 AM

Several ways, but easiest is probably

Code:

rm -r \ 3

Other options include:

Code:

rm -r " 3"
rm -r ' 3'

Try one and see. Make sure you want to delete it though! Might be best to try preceding the command with an echo, so you can see what it'll delete before it actually does:

Code:

pwc101@example:> echo rm -r \ 3
rm -r  3

jimmyjiang · 03-17-2008, 10:24 AM

thanks for quick response!

pwc101 · 03-17-2008, 10:46 AM

No problem, glad it helped