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Top Forums UNIX for Beginners Questions & Answers Can't delete a file in the trash on OSX 10.11.6 Post 302987990 by djfilms on Monday 19th of December 2016 10:46:57 AM
Old 12-19-2016
Can't delete a file in the trash on OSX 10.11.6

I use a Mac running OSX El Capitan = UNIX user the hood. After rearranging files on an external hard drive, I ended up with a folder in the trash containing a file called "~INITPicker 2.0". I cannot empty the trash, and so delete the file. I even tried terminal, using the rm file command and recursively remove folder command, all to no avail. I cannot re-name the offending file, as it tells me I can't. I think the problem is with the tilde in the name. Can any clever soul tell me how to delete this file using terminal (the Mac's command line utility)?

Any guidance gratefully received.
 

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rmm(1)							      General Commands Manual							    rmm(1)

NAME
rmm - remove messages (only available within the message handling system, mh) SYNOPSIS
rmm [+folder] [msgs] [-help] OPTIONS
Prints a list of the valid options to this command. The default settings for this command are: +folder defaults to the current folder msgs defaults to the current message DESCRIPTION
The rmm command deletes the current message from the current folder. You can specify messages and folders other than the current ones by using the +folder and msgs arguments. The current message is not changed by rmm, so a next will advance to the next message in the folder as expected. If you have defined a component rmmproc: in your file, then instead of simply renaming the message file, rmm will call the named program to delete the file. The rmm command removes messages by renaming the message files with a preceding comma. Many sites consider files that start with a comma to be a temporary backup, and arrange for cron(8) to remove such files once a day. PROFILE COMPONENTS
Path: To determine your Mail directory rmmproc: Program to delete the message FILES
The user profile. SEE ALSO
rmf(1) rmm(1)
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