This generally happens when there is a CTL-H embedded in the filename. Try
mv *m* anotherfilename You should be able to get at it after that. Ron Thomas Hypercom, Inc [EMAIL PROTECTED] Each new user of a new system uncovers a new class of bugs. -- Kernighan [EMAIL PROTECTED] com To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: how is it possible .com 10/23/2003 04:49 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L This happening with me 3 rd time on this hp box . When I do ls -alt I can see a file in current directory but when I try to open it (vi/cat ) it says no such file or directory . I am same user who created the file .. ( no permission problem ) Any idea ?? -ak /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ ls -alt total 4 drwxrwxrwx 2 ak dba 96 Oct 23 14:40 . -rwxrwxrwx 1 ak dba 412 Oct 23 14:40 mon_scr drwxr-x--- 10 ak dba 1024 Oct 13 16:07 .. /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ cat mon_scr cat: Cannot open mon_scr: No such file or directory /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ cat ./mon_scr cat: Cannot open ./mon_scr: No such file or directory /home/ak/myscripts/shell_scr $ /home/ak/shell_scr $ whoami ak -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Ron Thomas INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).