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simbr · 05-04-2005, 23:03

Unix doesn't understand spaces, so it think's your trying to delete a file named "." which a kinda shortcut in unix (there are two in every directory, "." which mean the current directory and ".." which means the parent directory) so naturally you can't delete it which is why you get that message. Also, the filename is probably in fact ". musicbrigade ..url"
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Try the command

Code:

dele ". musicbrigade ..url"

I tested it (and it took a while to create a file with that name on WinNT..) and it worked for me.

05-04-2005, 23:03	#23
simbr Inactive Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Cardiff Age: 46 Services: ntl Phone, ntl Digital TV, ntl Cable (10 Mbps) Posts: 406	Re: can not delete folder on my web space Unix doesn't understand spaces, so it think's your trying to delete a file named "." which a kinda shortcut in unix (there are two in every directory, "." which mean the current directory and ".." which means the parent directory) so naturally you can't delete it which is why you get that message. Also, the filename is probably in fact ". musicbrigade ..url" __________________ Try the command Code: dele ". musicbrigade ..url" I tested it (and it took a while to create a file with that name on WinNT..) and it worked for me.