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# 1  
Old 08-24-2011
question about cd command
I am a beginner in unix and need to work on a new unix server. When I tried cd by using the following command, it didn't work:
Code:
$ cd  /web/tariffs/tbcc

and it returned me an error log like this:
Code:
ksh: /web/r^?tariffs/tbcc:  not found.

But if I did it one folder at a time, it works
Code:
$ cd /web
$ cd tariffs
$ cd tbcc
$ pwd
/web/tariffs/tbcc

Can anyone explain why the first cd command doesn't work?
Last edited by Franklin52; 08-25-2011 at 03:49 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags for code and data samples, thank you
# 2  
Old 08-24-2011
Were you copy-pasting the first one by any chance? There look to be odd non-printing characters embedded in the middle of it.

It ought to work when there's no junk characters in it.
# 3  
Old 08-24-2011
I think I know what happens but still don't understand what the exact cause. When I typed /web/tariffs/tbcc using putty.exe. I made a typo then used Backspace to overwrite it. Somehow the unix server doesn't like that and return an error. Do you know why unix doesn't like Backspace? Anyway to avoid that?
# 4  
Old 08-24-2011
PUTTY and your server disagree on what a backspace is.

This isn't a "UNIX thing", this is actually very unusual these days. What kind of system do you have?
# 5  
Old 08-24-2011
Quote:
Originally Posted by snow123451
...Somehow the unix server doesn't like that and return an error. ...
That may be putty.exe and not unix.
Have you tried Ctrl+backspace in putty?
# 6  
Old 08-24-2011
please post output of

Code:
echo $TERM
stty

# 7  
Old 08-25-2011
Thanks frank rizzo. Here is my output:
Code:
$ echo $TERM
xterm
$ stty
speed 9600 baud; -parity
eol = <undef>; eol2 = <undef>
brkint -inpck -istrip icrnl -ixany onlcr tab3
echo -echoe -echok

Last edited by Franklin52; 08-25-2011 at 03:50 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags for code and data samples, thank you
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