James Mckenzie said: > Richard said about removing files [file owner 1058???]\ >>> like i said, i tried to build mplayer before and a whole lot of >>> problems. so i scrapped all of it and went a different way >>> here is the output you asked for.. >>> >>> -- [root@localhost Trash]# ls -la >>> total 24 >>> drwx------ 2 jim jim 4096 Dec 28 09:46 . >>> drwxr-xr-x 3 jim jim 4096 Jan 6 11:31 .. >>> -rw-r--r-- 1 jim jim 1524 Jan 1 12:40 .directory >>> [root@localhost Trash]# pwd >>> /home/jim/Desktop/Trash >>> [root@localhost Trash]# rm * >>> rm: cannot lstat `*': No such file or directory >>> [root@localhost Trash]# >> >>This is why I suggested cc'ing your messages to the fedora list (which >> I see you've done). You've moved beyond my skill level with this one. >> :) > > Jim can try the following in the .Trash directory: > > rm .* > > This should remove the .directory entry. A plain * will not remove this > entry for some reason. AND HE SHOULD NOT USE rm -rf .*. This will > clean out the directory that Trash exists in, including any > subdirectories (hope you have a good backup!) I'd never recommend rm -rf .* to anyone when they're logged in as root. Having done the # rm -rf /* myself -- at work, even -- I'm far too aware of the pain that can cause. Fortunately, I still have my job. -- Sláinte, Richard S. Crawford (AIM: Buffalo2K) http://www.mossroot.com http://www.stonegoose.com/catseyeview "We live as though the world were how it should be, to show it what it can be." --"Angel", Season 4 ep. 1
