You take such good care of me, Enrique! On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 3:04 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: > Test to understand wildcard behaviour: > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ touch JUNK .JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ ls -1 > JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ ls -1a > . > .. > JUNK > .JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ ls -a *JUNK > JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ ls -a .*JUNK > .JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ rm *JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ ls -1a > . > .. > .JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ rm .*JUNK > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ ls -1a > . > .. > kitepilot@twinbeech[/tmp/JUNK]**$ > As you can see above, > *file > is different than > .*file > and that's why your 'rm' didn't work. > Which is lucky indeed, because if you don't understand wildcards you will > sooner or later delete something that you didn't mean to. > I'd suggest you to get in the habit of running a > 'ls ${wildcard}' > before a > 'rm ${wildcard}' > to avoid holes in your feet... :) > ET > > > Michael Havens writes: > >> it doesn't like 'rm *lock* but only when I entered '.~lock*' instead of >> the wildcard at the beginning. >> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 12:51 PM, kitepilot@kitepilot.com < >> kitepilot@kitepilot.com> wrote: >> >>> There are not 'invisible files'. >>> There is a 'convention' that states that files named '.something' are not >>> shown in a 'ls' listing it doesn't like 'rm *lock* unless some specific >>> switches are used. >>> >> >> The 'dot' at the beginning, however *IS* part of the name of the file. >> >>> Try a: >>> find . -type f >>> and you will find it every time. >>> ET >>> >>> Michael Havens writes: >>> >>>> thanks... I figured it out. the lock file didn't delete when I >>>> originally >>>> rm it. Apparently it doesn't like 'rm *lock*' but it liked 'rm >>>> .~lock*'. I >>>> suppose it won't delete invisible files unless you explicitly tell it it >>>> is >>>> an invisible file. >>>> On Mon, Jul 2, 2012 at 6:45 AM, Stephen wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would take a look at the rights and what user owns the file as a >>>>> start. >>>>> On Jul 1, 2012 1:28 PM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Okay I rsynced things between my two computers but before I did so I >>>>>> forgot to close libre calc. Now The file that was open on one of the >>>>>> computers will not open on the other. I deleted the SingletonLock >>>>>> file >>>>>> but >>>>>> that didn't help any. I then tried deleting the file and then >>>>>> restoring >>>>>> from back up but when I try to save the file the computer says that >>>>>> the >>>>>> object is not accessable 'due to insufficient user rights'. What do I >>>>>> do >>>>>> to save the file. Also, when this happens again how do I open the file >>>>>> that >>>>>> will not open if deleting the SingletonLock file does not work? >>>>>> -- >>>>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>>>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoe**nix.az.us >>>>>> >>>>>> > >>>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.****us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**** >>>>>> discuss>>>>> listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoe**nix.az.us >>>>> >>>>> > >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.****us/mailman/listinfo/plug-****discuss< >>>>> http://lists.PLUG.**phoenix.az.us/mailman/**listinfo/plug-discuss> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> :-)~MIKE~(-: >>>> >>> ------------------------------****--------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoe**nix.az.us >>> >>> > >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.****us/mailman/listinfo/plug-****discuss< >>> http://lists.PLUG.**phoenix.az.us/mailman/**listinfo/plug-discuss> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> :-)~MIKE~(-: >> > ------------------------------**--------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.**phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.**us/mailman/listinfo/plug-**discuss > -- :-)~MIKE~(-: