Quoting Jerry Lynn Kreps on Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 09:40:59PM -0500:
>
> > Kim Wing Fung wrote:
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > Sorry for not elaborating more on the problem.. Anyway.. What
> > happens is that i do the following:
> >
> > tar zxf /path/to/and/including/filename
> >
> > for items such as the linux kernel this works and i get the required
> > items (the linux kernel), but for some files such as the darwin
> > project (mac kernel) (www.publicsource.apple.com) tar file i get files
> > which when i use <ls -l> command to look at the files properties tells
> > me i have only read access and there is no way, no matter what the
> > priverliges, i can change them to write so that i can delete them.
> > These files have the obscured names such as
> > "%^$�&*�^�@@�"!*^&(?@<><%$&>" and it is these i refer to as ghost
> > files.. They can't be deleted and they can't be accessed or modified
> > in any way. Please help...
> >
> > Kim Wing Fung
>
> It looks like you were trying to install mac software on a linux box...
> Let's see if we can sneak the names to the rm command...
> Log in as root. Stay in the console mode. Run the mc command (Midnight
> commander pgm). In the left panel (or the right, it doesn't matter)
> navigate to the directory in which the ghost files exist. With the
> mouse, right-click on the ghost files to highlight them. Now press the
> F8 key to delete them. Hope it works!
> JLK
I think that the MC approach stands a chance. I had some unusual files
awhile ago that I could not seem to remove using conventional methods. I
used midnite commander and was able to do it. I have also been able to
rename files using MC to something kinder and gentler and then delete them
using regular old tools. Just as a sidenote, gnome's gmc also will do most
of this or at least does it for me with later versions compiled.
--
Michael Perry
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