[SOLVED] How to remove files like "´¾÷kÆ×\215\r"

babydr · 08-02-2021, 07:23 PM

Hello All , Having done a tad bit of googling and manpage searches , I am unable to identify the first char in the list in order to remove the file

Doing an ls shows those char.s .

Need to at least be able to create the first char .

And fyi ALL of the char.s are not ascii nor from what little I can find utf8 either .

Tnx , For all insights . JimL

GlennsPref · 08-02-2021, 07:30 PM

Hi, When I have to, or want to remove files names similar to those,

I copy the file name with the mouse and then paste it into a terminal like "konsole" like

...using your example, but you should include the entire directory address!

remove file using quotes.

Code:

rm -rf "´¾÷kÆ×\215\r"

This usually works, but I haven't seen a 3/4 symbol.

I hope this helps you.

thirdm · 08-02-2021, 08:25 PM

Since college when in this position I fire up emacs and delete it in a dired buffer. But there must be a more satisfying unix solution in a FAQ somewhere, or at least it always was one in the 90s. Well, doesn't seem to be in the usenet Slackware group faq or the website faq, but there are resources around. rm has an interactive flag (-i). If you can get the number of files down enough that might not be too bad. Is that a k (kay) in the middle or kappa? rm -i *k* and then say yes when you get to the right one?

thirdm · 08-02-2021, 08:31 PM

Hah, I saw some well known question/answer site with a suggestion to find the inode number and delete that. But it appears that rm is deficient and lacks the delete numbered inode flag as an option. And they say GNU programs are profligate with their options.

Code:

rm --inode 3234231

Who wouldn't want that? More fun than russian roulette. I should add it on my LFS partition.

I guess the guy intended the person to write a program to do it. Well, unless there's a common inode deleting utility he had in mind. Maybe something in Slackbuilds, eh?

Daedra · 08-02-2021, 08:57 PM

This should do it.
https://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/delet...de-number.html

Mark Pettit · 08-03-2021, 07:07 AM

Use MidnightCommander (mc)

Uncle Lumpy · 08-03-2021, 07:43 AM

How about:

rm -i *215*

If it successfully picks out the "215" from the expression you're golden.

Lumpy

Gerard Lally · 08-03-2021, 11:26 AM

Will fslint fix these?

pan64 · 08-03-2021, 11:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gerard Lally

Will fslint fix these?

What do you mean by that?

shruggy · 08-03-2021, 11:56 AM

https://www.pixelbeat.org/fslint

pan64 · 08-03-2021, 12:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shruggy

https://www.pixelbeat.org/fslint

I find it more complicated than other solutions.

babydr · 08-04-2021, 12:59 AM

@Daedra , The URL did contain the proper method to delete files with the control or '\xxx' escaped chars.
Thank You all who responded .

Code:

$ find . -inum 6033230 -exec rm -i {} ;
find: missing argument to `-exec'

The html conversion dropped the '\' from before the ';' , Thus the error .

There were two of them that have been lingering since well 2016 or so .

Code:

$ find . -inum 6033230 -exec rm -i {} \;
rm: remove regular empty file './'$'\264\276\367''k'$'\306\327\215\r'? y

$ find . -inum 6033575 -exec rm -i {} \;
rm: remove regular empty file './'$'\025\371'? y

claustrofiel · 08-04-2021, 06:53 AM

A final possibility: use a compose key and just type the start of the filename. Also, don't forget using \ as escape character.

The following command will set the right alt to be the compose key:

setxkbmap -option compose:ralt

I created a file with that name using:

touch \"\<compose>''<compose>14<compose>:-k<compose>AE<compose>xx\\215\\r\"