Thank you for your replies. I didn't try using aliases, but there was an unescaped special character, ' , in the directory name. I omitted it and the directory now exists and I can use it. Again, thanks for the speedy replies.
On Sat, Jun 7, 2008 at 5:38 PM, Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 06/07/08 19:27, Steve Mazurek wrote: > > I can no longer create directories with mkdir, neither as root from the > > command line nor from within the terminals in the xwindow graphics > > system. (I am using etchnhalf, linux image 2.6.22-4-686 on a Thinkpad > > T42) In either case, when I type mkdir directory-name or mkdir path > > directory-name and hit enter the output is always > on a new line. If > > I cd to the directory where I'm trying to make the new subdirectory I > > receive the same result. I've never had this happen before. I recently > > installed drivers and firmware for ipw2100, which is now working, and I > > used mkdir and mv while doing this. Any suggestions? Is there a bug > > involved? Thanks for any advice. > > That makes it appear to be some sort of shell script. Did you alias it? > > Try this: > $ alias > $ alias mkdir > $ which mkdir > > - -- > Ron Johnson, Jr. > Jefferson LA USA > > "Kittens give Morbo gas. In lighter news, the city of New New > York is doomed." > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFISyoKS9HxQb37XmcRAswFAJ0V2X0qKZL5eEwanswCSl2cftnSuQCgmDiC > blc/hdlRFlPHakcGkdTLEmQ= > =PUKC > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
