If that doesn't work try: chattr -R -i test/;rm rf test/ -----Original Message----- From: Gerry Maddock [mailto:gerrym@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:56 PM To: 'fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx' Subject: RE: How to kill a dir? Sorry, I meant: chattr -iR test/;rm -rf test/ -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Gerry Maddock Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:51 PM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: How to kill a dir? If that doesn't work, try: chattr -i /test;rm -rf test Let me know if that worked for you. -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Dalloz Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 1:48 PM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: How to kill a dir? Am Mo, den 05.01.2004 schrieb WipeOut um 19:09: > I have a dir that I can't seem to delete and is giving strange errors.. > > [root@dev02 i386]# ls > ls: ??*?: Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide character > test > [root@dev02 i386]# rm -rf test > rm: cannot remove directory `test': Directory not empty > [root@dev02 i386]# cd test > [root@dev02 test]# ls > ls: : No such file or directory > > Anyone got any super commands for getting rid of a directory that just > will not go? > > Thanks.. > > Later.. Hm, I do not know how you produced these invalid charactes but you might try this inside the directoy where the damaged "test directory is (be sure that there is no other file or directory which matches the code: rm -rf -- *test* Alexander -- Alexander Dalloz | Enger, Germany PGP key valid: made 13.07.1999 PGP fingerprint: 2307 88FD 2D41 038E 7416 14CD E197 6E88 ED69 5653 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
