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Top Forums UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users Really weird delete problem Post 302260813 by Corona688 on Friday 21st of November 2008 05:57:55 PM
Old 11-21-2008
Quote:
Originally Posted by jim mcnamara
if ls * does show the files try
Code:
cd /directory/with/wierdfiles
rm *

and answer "n" to everything except the wierdo files.
Careful, plain rm may not actually ask depending on the number of files. rm -I should force it to ask.

If those ?'s in your listing are really ?'s, that's very worrisome, suggestive of filesystem problems.
 

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bup-ls(1)						      General Commands Manual							 bup-ls(1)

NAME
bup-ls - list the contents of a bup repository SYNOPSIS
bup ls [-s] [-a] DESCRIPTION
bup ls lists files and directories in your bup repository using the same directory hierarchy as they would have with bup-fuse(1). The top level directory contains the branch (corresponding to the -n option in bup save), the next level is the date of the backup, and subsequent levels correspond to files in the backup. When bup ls is asked to output on a tty, it formats its output in columns so that it can list as much as possible in as few lines as possi- ble. However, when bup ls is asked to output to something other than a tty (say you pipe the output to another command, or you redirect it to a file), it will output one file name per line. This makes the listing easier to parse with external tools. Note that bup ls doesn't show hidden files by default and one needs to use the -a option to show them. Files are hidden when their name begins with a dot. For example, on the topmost level, the special directories named .commit and .tag are hidden directories. Once you have identified the file you want using bup ls, you can view its contents using bup join or git show. OPTIONS
-s, --hash show hash for each file/directory. -a, --all show hidden files. EXAMPLE
bup ls /myserver/latest/etc/profile bup ls -a / SEE ALSO
bup-join(1), bup-fuse(1), bup-ftp(1), bup-save(1), git-show(1) BUP
Part of the bup(1) suite. AUTHORS
Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>. Bup unknown- bup-ls(1)
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