I am using unix via telnet ssh and i have a problem
I was testing the server.
I made a directory.
Transfered a file from an ftp to it.
Opened the file with the vi text editor
--This where my problem came.....
I tried deleting the file using
Code:
rm somefile.htm
when is typed
Code:
ls
i noticed that there is a copy of the file (if this is even a file)left in there and i am not able to delete it.
The file is prefixed and suffixed with a number sign.......like this
Code:
#somefile.html#
I am unable to delete it and am redirected to the help file for rm
When I typed
Code:
rm #somefile.html#
I got an error message
Code:
rm: Too few arguments
Try 'rm --help' for more information.
I tried deleting the directory and it said that it was not empty.....
Does anyone know what this is and how to delete this file????
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