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Re: [cobalt-users] dir with ( )



On Wed, 22 Nov 2000, shawn wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I have a dir with ( ) around the name, and my RaQ2 will not let me
> delete the directory. I have tried:
> 
> [root@ images]# rm -f (ADVERTISERS)
> sh: syntax error near unexpected token `(A'

use the tab key , it will add the necessary quotes...or just use the
quotes to start with , eg

rm   "(ADVERTISERS)"

alternatly,

rm   \(ADVERTISERS\)