need help.. ! Production Env.

dashok.83 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

Hi !

I want to delete a softlink... with a name..

" -> ALCATEL "

FYI:-

lrwxrwxrwx 1 infomcm develop 32 Dec 3 2007 COX -> /wlsuite/om/cm/build/sandbox/COX
lrwxrwxrwx 1 infomcm develop 33 Jul 21 05:52 WL10 -> /wlsuite/om-cm/build/sandbox/WL10
lrwxrwxrwx 1 infomcm develop 7 Aug 22 14:36 -> ALCATEL
drwxr-xr-x 2 infomcm develop 1024 Aug 22 14:43 .

Pls... help ASAP.

Ikon · #2 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

This should work,

Try this fist to make sure it ONLY lists the file you want to delete.

Code:

find /path/to/*ALCATE*

If that finds only that file then:

Code:

find /path/to/*ALCATE* -exec rm {} \;

Danny.Chouinard · #3 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008

Notice that in your ls output, there doesn't seem to be a name for that link. It's possible it's been created with a non-printable character.

Try `ls -lb`

That should list it with non-printables escaped with octal codes. Like so:

Code:

$ ls -l
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 danny users 9 Aug 22 15:26 ? -> /etc/motd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 danny users 9 Aug 22 15:26   -> /etc/motd
$ 

$ ls -lb
total 0
lrwxrwxrwx 1 danny users 9 Aug 22 15:26 \002 -> /etc/motd
lrwxrwxrwx 1 danny users 9 Aug 22 15:26 \  -> /etc/motd
$

In that case, I have two links. The first is a single character, Control-B (ascii code 2), the second is named ' ' (Space).

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