W95 style file names
Jenny Charlene
plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
30 Mar 2003 01:25:46 -0700
Single quotes.
On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 00:06, Bob Holtzman wrote:
> I remember asking this question before but can't remember where. Nothing
> shows up in this or my other list's archives nor in a google search under
> my name.
>
> The problem is that I saved an attachment sent by someone using Windows.
> The file name is of the form Axxxx Bxxxx Cxxxx.ZIP (note the spaces). when
> I try to manipulate it the error messages are:
>
> $ rm Axxxx Bxxxx Cxxxx.ZIP
> rm: cannot remove `Axxxx': No such file or directory
> rm: cannot remove `Bxxxx': No such file or directory
> rm: cannot remove `Cxxxx': No such file or directory
>
> Obviously Linux thinks this is 3 separate files. I remember being given
> the work around for this before when I posted the question but as I said
> I've lost it. Any help or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks.
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C-ya,
Jenny