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> > On Thu, 28 Aug 2008, dclug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > >> Hi All, >> I'm using PuTTY on a windows box to access a linux based NAS box via >> ssh. >> I'm trying to delete some files on it but cannot get them off. >> I think the files have bad filenames, ls -l shows: >> -rwxrw-rw- 1 guest guest 39936 May 26 2004 ## ABB >> ACS550.xls* > >> It's the ##'s that bother me - not sure where they came from > >> and what's with the * at the end? > > That's ls' -F flag telling you the file is executable. > >> The filename comes up in green - does that mean anything? > > This is ls' colour support telling you the file is executable. > >> Also how come there's no f (indicating a file) at the start? > > There never is, files are always a dash for the first part of that line. > >> When I try to delete the file nothing happens, the console just sits >> there, it still accepts keyboard input but doesn't do anything else. > > Can you show us the exact command? > > rm "## ABB ACS550.xls" should work for you. > >> Can I abort a command once started instead of just closing the console >> window and logging in again? > > Try ctrl-c, failing that ctrl-z and kill the process. > > Alex. > > -- Thanks for the reply Alex and thanks for explaining ls' output I've just tried this command: rm "## ABB ACS550.xls" and it still hangs the console and neither ctrl-c or ctrl-z work in killing the process (don't forget I'm using PuTTY - I don't know if this makes a difference). It's weird, I can't delete these files using ftp, a mapped network drive in windows, the NAS' own web file manager, or directly using the method above. Formatting the drive seems a bit extreme to just get rid of some files and it's not to say I won't have this problem again in the future... Confused... Cheers, Matt. -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html