escaping filenames

[Chuck Hallenbeck]

One more way to handle those difficult filenames is with the pilot
utility that comes with pine. Pilot lets you navigate a directory and
perform actions on the filename or directory name currently highlighted.
So you would arrow down to the offending file, and either type 'd' to
delete it or 'r' to rename it. There are other actions you might take
too, such as 'e' to edit it or just 'enter' to view it.  You can also
'l' launch an application giving the file as an argument, or 'c' to copy
it somewhere.

Chuck


On Fri, 13 Aug 2004, Terry D. Cudney wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> 	In this thread, how do I get rid of a file that shows up in an 'ls' listings as "^K". It is a zero length file, but persistently there.
>
> 	--terry
>
> On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 10:56:58AM -0700, Ralph W. Reid wrote:
>> A couple of things have worked for me when file names try to get
>> tangled up with command line options:
>>
>> 1.  Use a full or partial path name for the file, such as ./<filename>
>> or /home/mydir/subdir/filename.
>>
>> 2.  Use wildcard characters to get at the file, such as in
>> *partial_filename.mp3.
>>
>> 3.  Put the file name in quotes, as in "filename" or 'filename'.
>>
>> HTH, and have a _great_ weekend!
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 09:14:42PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote:
>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
>>> Hash: SHA1
>>>
>>> Hi all. I have some mp3s here that have -'s at the beginning of the filename for some reason. Does anyone know how I would go about escaping so the -'s get ignored? Thanks!
>>> - --
>>> Failure is not an option, it comes bundled with your Microsoft product.
>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
>>> Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux)
>>>
>>> iD8DBQFBHBYCNohoaf1zXJMRAunOAJ9cY3AyM/E5JhrNm6UdfO078ccPXACePpvl
>>> cy2o34Ki1yzXBsAQcpPAXaU=
>>> =eVbV
>>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>>>
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