UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

$ ls -li
total 3
267664 -rw-r--r-- 1 user None 445 Aug 5 09:03 fileA
237329 -rw-r--r-- 1 user None 415 Aug 5 09:03 fileB
254547 -rw-r--r-- 1 user None 356 Aug 5 09:03q



To remove the irregular file, from the directory where that file is, run:

Code:

find . -inum 254547 -exec rm '{}' \;

and to rename it to a regular file name:

Code:

find . -inum 254547 -exec  mv '{}'  new_name \;

Replace the inode no. 254547 with your actual inode number.