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Old 08-29-2012
[Solved] Weird files to delete
Hi,

I created some files with a script and I don't know yet where I did a mistake but the script created some "weird" files...

Code:
prd01,/tmp # ls -al
total 706184
-rw-r-----    1 root     system           34 Aug 27 16:10
hdisk3BB
hdisk3
hdisk3BB.tmp
drwxrwxrwt   51 bin      bin           36864 Aug 29 11:42 .
drwxr-xr-x   39 root     system         4096 Aug 16 00:27 ..
drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Aug 29 10:10 .oslevel.datafiles
-rw-------    1 root     system            0 Dec 12 2011  .strload.mutex
-rw-r-----    1 root     system           37 Aug 27 16:02 .tmp

Do you have any idea how to delete those files?

Thank you!!!!
Last edited by Scott; 08-29-2012 at 08:02 AM.. Reason: Code tags, not quote tags, for code
# 2  
Old 08-29-2012
Try ls -lab or ls *hdisk3* | od -c.
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# 3  
Old 08-29-2012
Code:
prd01,/tmp # ls -lab
total 706184
-rw-r-----    1 root     system           34 Aug 27 16:10 \012hdisk3BB\012hdisk3\012hdisk3BB.tmp


prd01,/tmp # ls *hdisk3* | od -c
0000000   \n   h   d   i   s   k   3   B   B  \n   h   d   i   s   k   3
0000020   \n   h   d   i   s   k   3   B   B   .   t   m   p  \n
0000036

Last edited by Scott; 08-29-2012 at 08:03 AM.. Reason: Code tags for code
# 4  
Old 08-29-2012
In bash I'd do:
Code:
rm $'\n'hdisk3BB$'\n'hdisk3$'\n'hdisk3BB.tmp

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# 5  
Old 08-29-2012
thanks Lem!

Unfortunatly, that doesn't work....

Quote:
prd01,/tmp # rm $'\n'hdisk3BB$'\n'hdisk3$'\n'hdisk3BB.tmp
rm: $\nhdisk3BB$\nhdisk3$\nhdisk3BB.tmp: A file or directory in the path name does not exist.
Any other idea?
# 6  
Old 08-29-2012
Try with size, if that the only file of that size or similar.
Code:
find . -size 34c -exec ls {} \;

If this works, replace ls with rm.

Hope that helps
Regards
Peasant.
# 7  
Old 08-29-2012
What about rm -i *3BB*? The -i for safety reasons...
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