07-17-2001
Try giving the entire path name... For example, to remove --------.--- in the /var/tmp/old directory, you would type:
rm /var/tmp/old/--------.---
If you prefer, you can add a "--" before the file, to tell rm that everything after this is to be taken literally:
cd /var/tmp/old
rm -- --------.---
If that doesn't work for some reason, try escaping the file:
cd /var/tmp/old
rm ./\--------.---
And if THAT doesn't work either, post back to let me know I'm mistaken
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cachefslog
cachefslog(1M) System Administration Commands cachefslog(1M)
NAME
cachefslog - Cache File System logging
SYNOPSIS
cachefslog [-f logfile | -h] cachefs_mount_point
DESCRIPTION
The cachefslog command displays where CacheFS statistics are being logged. Optionally, it sets where CacheFS statistics are being logged,
or it halts logging for a cache specified by cachefs_mount_point. The cachefs_mount_point argument is a mount point of a cache file system.
All file systems cached under the same cache as cachefs_mount_point will be logged.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported. You must be super-user to use the -f and -h options.
-f logfile Specify the log file to be used.
-h Halt logging.
OPERANDS
cachefs_mount_point A mount point of a cache file system.
USAGE
See largefile(5) for the description of the behavior of cachefslog when encountering files greater than or equal to 2 Gbyte ( 2**31 bytes).
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Checking the Logging of a directory.
The example below checks if the directory /home/sam is being logged:
example% cachefslog /home/sam
not logged: /home/sam
Example 2: Changing the logfile.
The example below changes the logfile of /home/sam to /var/tmp/samlog:
example# cachefslog -f /var/tmp/samlog /home/sam
/var/tmp/samlog: /home/sam
Example 3: Verifying the change of a logfile.
The example below verifies the change of the previous example:
example% cachefslog /home/sam
/var/tmp/samlog: /home/sam
Example 4: Halting the logging of a directory.
The example below halts logging for the /home/sam directory:
example# cachefslog -h /home/sam
not logged: /home/sam
EXIT STATUS
The following exit values are returned:
0 success
non-zero an error has occurred.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWcsu |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
cachefsstat(1M), cachefswssize(1M), cfsadmin(1M), attributes(5), largefile(5)
DIAGNOSTICS
Invalid path It is illegal to specify a path within a cache file system.
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