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Top Forums UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers Problems removing files with semicolons in the filename Post 302850773 by bakunin on Thursday 5th of September 2013 03:02:07 PM
Old 09-05-2013
You might want to try one of the less complicated methods first, namely the variant using "find" and the inode-number.

Use an "ls -i" to list the files with inode-numbers, capture that to a file and delete all the lines with files which should stay. Then read this file and execute for every line the "rm", like in this sketch of a script:

Code:
while read inum ; do
     find -inum "$inum" -exec rm -f {} \;
done

I hope this helps.

bakunin
 

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pvmfgettid

GETTID(3PVM)							  PVM Version 3.4						      GETTID(3PVM)

NAME

       pvm_gettid - Returns the tid of the process identified by a group name and instance number.

SYNOPSIS

       C    int tid = pvm_gettid( char *group, int inum )

       Fortran	 call pvmfgettid( group, inum, tid )

PARAMETERS

       group   Character string that contains the name of an existing group.

       inum    Integer instance number of the process in the group.

       tid     Integer task identifier returned.

DESCRIPTION

       The  routine  pvm_gettid returns the tid of the PVM process identified by the group name group and the instance number inum.  If pvm_gettid
       is successful, tid will be > 0.	If some error occurs then tid will be < 0.

EXAMPLES

       C:
	      tid = pvm_gettid("worker",0);

       Fortran:
	       CALL PVMFGETTID('worker',5,TID)

ERRORS

       These error conditions can be returned by pvm_gettid.

       PvmSysErr
	      Can not contact the local pvmd; most likely it is not running.

       PvmBadParam
	      Bad Parameter most likely a NULL character string.

       PvmNoGroup
	      No group exists by that name.

       PvmNoInst
	      No such instance in the group.

SEE ALSO

       pvm_joingroup(3PVM), pvm_getinst(3PVM)

								  30 August, 1993						      GETTID(3PVM)
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