Re: [Plug] emacs files

[Kyle Burton <mortis@voicenet.com>]

I tend to like these kind:

-f *


just be careful how you get rid of it...

k

touch './-f *'
ls
rm './-f *'

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On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Jason S. wrote:

> Or you can go to the directory where it is and
> rm "./#foo"
> 
> Annother fun trick is to create a file called -annoy
> Great fun with the new users :)
> 
> The same trick appiles to removing them. Escape the 'special'
> characters, or use ./ or the full path.
> 
> rm ./-annoy
> rm /home/jason/-annoy
> 
> 
> J.
> 
> When I grow up, I wanna be more like me.
> I had a clue. I didn't like it. I took it back and exchanged it for an
> attitude.  
> 
> On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Kyle Burton wrote:
> 
> > One problem is that '#' denots a comment to the shell.
> > 
> > Try backslash escaping the '#', eg:  \#filename\# 
> > 
> > or put it in single quotes:  '#filename#'
> > 
> > when trying to remove it.
> > 
> > 
> > k
> > 
> > 
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > Live fast, die young, and leave a good looking corpse. 
> >     -- James Dean
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> > 
> > On Thu, 9 Sep 1999, Daniel K. Spicer wrote:
> > 
> > > When I edit a file in emacs, it creates files named #filename#
> > > When I try to rm, mv, or cp these files, I get an error as though the
> > > files don't exist.
> > > 
> > > What kind of files are these, and how can I get rid of them ??
> > > 
> > > 
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