Can't remove file from terminal folder
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I would like to remove the .xlsx file below in terminal folder. When I right click and do delete, it gives error: no such file. When I do 'ls' in command line it is not listed either. I refresh the terminal folder, it is still in there. why?
linux filenames
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
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I would like to remove the .xlsx file below in terminal folder. When I right click and do delete, it gives error: no such file. When I do 'ls' in command line it is not listed either. I refresh the terminal folder, it is still in there. why?
linux filenames
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
add a comment |
I would like to remove the .xlsx file below in terminal folder. When I right click and do delete, it gives error: no such file. When I do 'ls' in command line it is not listed either. I refresh the terminal folder, it is still in there. why?
linux filenames
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
I would like to remove the .xlsx file below in terminal folder. When I right click and do delete, it gives error: no such file. When I do 'ls' in command line it is not listed either. I refresh the terminal folder, it is still in there. why?
linux filenames
linux filenames
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
edited Feb 13 at 23:05
Kusalananda
134k17255418
134k17255418
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
asked Feb 13 at 22:04
kutluskutlus
707
707
add a comment |
add a comment |
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The question marks might be representative of characters that your file manager is unable to display. If that is the only .xlsx file in the directory, try running the command rm *.xlsx in the terminal, from within the directory with the file in it.
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
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thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
1
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �
– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal?to delete the file, as if it was using the output ofls.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
Considerrm -i...if you're not sure what will match.
– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
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The question marks might be representative of characters that your file manager is unable to display. If that is the only .xlsx file in the directory, try running the command rm *.xlsx in the terminal, from within the directory with the file in it.
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
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1
thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
1
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �
– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal?to delete the file, as if it was using the output ofls.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
Considerrm -i...if you're not sure what will match.
– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
add a comment |
The question marks might be representative of characters that your file manager is unable to display. If that is the only .xlsx file in the directory, try running the command rm *.xlsx in the terminal, from within the directory with the file in it.
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
1,78211523
1
thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
1
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �
– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal?to delete the file, as if it was using the output ofls.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
Considerrm -i...if you're not sure what will match.
– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
add a comment |
The question marks might be representative of characters that your file manager is unable to display. If that is the only .xlsx file in the directory, try running the command rm *.xlsx in the terminal, from within the directory with the file in it.
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
1,78211523
The question marks might be representative of characters that your file manager is unable to display. If that is the only .xlsx file in the directory, try running the command rm *.xlsx in the terminal, from within the directory with the file in it.
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
1,78211523
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
1,78211523
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
1,78211523
answered Feb 13 at 22:31
J. TaylorJ. Taylor
1,78211523
1,78211523
1
thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
1
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �
– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal?to delete the file, as if it was using the output ofls.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
Considerrm -i...if you're not sure what will match.
– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
add a comment |
1
thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
1
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �
– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal?to delete the file, as if it was using the output ofls.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
Considerrm -i...if you're not sure what will match.
– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
1
1
thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
thank you, it worked!
– kutlus
Feb 13 at 22:37
1
1
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
This indicates a quite serious bug in whatever filemanager the user is using. One that could potentially cause loss of data when deleting oddly named files.
– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 22:52
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of
?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
Yes, it's indistinguishable from a valid filename which contains that sequence of
?s. It would be much better to use the Unicode standard replacement character: �– J. Taylor
Feb 13 at 22:55
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal
? to delete the file, as if it was using the output of ls.– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
It looks as if the filenamanager is actually using literal
? to delete the file, as if it was using the output of ls.– Kusalananda
Feb 13 at 23:06
Consider
rm -i... if you're not sure what will match.– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
Consider
rm -i... if you're not sure what will match.– Jeff Schaller
Feb 14 at 2:05
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