[X-Unix] Unlinking a file... illegal characters?

[Eugene]

On Fri, Feb 25, 2005 at 12:14:17AM +0000, Stroller wrote:
: 
: I have a file that I don't seem to be able to remove from the trash.  
: Emptying the trash simply doesn't work - nothing happens, you still see  
: paper in the basket - and I seem to be unable to remove it from the  
: command line, as shown:
: 
:   $ rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/
:   rm:  
: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501/legoland/ 
: èÿÿÿvk␀␀..␀␀: File name too long
:   rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501/legoland: Directory not empty
:   rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes//501: Directory not empty
:   rm: /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/: Directory not empty
:
[...]
: 
: The file originated on a customer's Windows box, which I backed-up by  
: booting to MandrakeMove & `cp -Rf /mnt/windows/* /path/to/Clearlight`.  
: I guess the file has become corrupt at some point - I've tried removing  
: it under Lunix, Windows & Mac OS X, but all so far to no avail. If I  
: delete it in Windows it ends up in a Recycler directory which I then am  
: unable to `rm -rf`. Occasionally, if I boot to Windows with this drive  
: plugged in the firewire bus, Windows will complain that the drive needs  
: repairing & will checkdisk it, but the file still remains.
: 
: Any suggestions?

Try deleting as root?

	$ sudo rm -rf /Volumes/CLEARLIGHT/.Trashes/


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Eugene Lee
http://www.coxar.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/