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To: "hongxun lee" <lee DOT 1801 AT osu DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: how to del files named #???#
References: <002b01c1d2b2$62ecc3e0$2c961a18 AT alleluja>
From: Andrew Markebo <flognat AT flognat DOT myip DOT org>
Date: 23 Mar 2002 22:43:21 +0100
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/ "hongxun lee" <lee DOT 1801 AT osu DOT edu> wrote:
| I dont know why such files were produced, and they cant be del with command
| rm. Thanks

Learn how to use your shell.. meanwhile I use to escape the
characters, so something like "rm \#\?\?\?\#" ought to work.. 

Maybe even "rm \#<TAB>" and it will fill it in for you

        /Andy

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