Re: can't delete a file

2002-09-04 Thread Pietro Cagnoni
Patrick Hsieh wrote: > Hello list, > > I created a file as root and chown it to a common account, then su to > that account, trying to delete it as that account but failed. Any idea? > this is one of the most problems for unix newbies... basically, when you remove a file you don't modify it, b

Re: can't delete a file

2002-09-04 Thread Amir Tal
On Wednesday 04 September 2002 11:14, Patrick Hsieh wrote: > Hello list, > > I created a file as root and chown it to a common account, then su to > that account, trying to delete it as that account but failed. Any idea? > > # touch todel > # chown pahud todel > # ls -l todel > -rw-r--r--1 pah

Re: can't delete a file

2002-09-04 Thread Sean 'Shaleh' Perry
On Wednesday 04 September 2002 01:14, Patrick Hsieh wrote: > Hello list, > > I created a file as root and chown it to a common account, then su to > that account, trying to delete it as that account but failed. Any idea? > > # touch todel > # chown pahud todel > # ls -l todel > -rw-r--r--1 pah

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-12 Thread Dan Dooher
Andre, Type: rm - -test A -- permits the user to mark explicitly the end of any com- mand line options, allowing rm to recognize file arguments that begin with a -. Regards, Dan A. M. Varon wrote: > > On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Mike Miller wrote: > > > I have a file on my machine that I create

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-12 Thread A. M. Varon
On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, Mike Miller wrote: > I have a file on my machine that I created that begins with a hyphen. > How can I delete it. rm -test says can't delete est using option -t (or > whatever). How do I tell it not to use the hyphen as a switch? Use Midnight Commander. Type mc to run the pro

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-11 Thread Heikki Vatiainen
The universal answer comes from comp.unix.faq. Try rm ./-test This should work no matter which ls you are using. Mike Miller wrote: > > I have a file on my machine that I created that begins with a hyphen. > How can I delete it. rm -test says can't delete est using option -t (or > whatever).

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-11 Thread Geoff R Deasey
try rm "-test" Regards, | Debian GNU/ __ o .| R L / / _ _ _ _ _ __ __ Jeff | E I / /__ / / / \// //_// \ \/ / (FidoNet 1:3644/9) | D N// /_/ /_/\/ /___/ /_/\_\ ([EMAIL PROTECTED])

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-11 Thread Richard . Dansereau
> > I have a file on my machine that I created that begins with a hyphen. > How can I delete it. rm -test says can't delete est using option -t (or > whatever). How do I tell it not to use the hyphen as a switch? > > The easiest (and more portable since not all versions of rm include the "--" o

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-11 Thread jdassen
On Aug 11, Mike Miller wrote > I have a file on my machine that I created that begins with a hyphen. How > can I delete it. rm -test says can't delete est using option -t (or > whatever). How do I tell it not to use the hyphen as a switch? With most GNU tools, '--' means "end option processing he

Re: Can't delete a file

1997-08-11 Thread Andreas Nowack
> I have a file on my machine that I created that begins with a hyphen. > How can I delete it. rm -test says can't delete est using option -t (or > whatever). How do I tell it not to use the hyphen as a switch? Try: rm -- -test Andreas -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the wo