[Discussion] How to delete a nameless file?

Julian Thomas jt at jt-mj.net
Sat Oct 31 18:21:44 PDT 2009


On Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:44:54 -0500 bokeny at earthlink.net wrote:
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>I don't know how to delete a file that shows only a period "."  This
>file is the only one in a subdirectory that I also cannot delete for
>obvious reason.  I have XtreeGold, ZTreeBold, File Star, FM/2 and who
>knows what but none of them can delete the directory or the file (file
>size 1,848).  Is there any utility that can do the job?  

In filestar, can you highlight the file and rename it?  Otherwise use filestar to copy the files to somewhere else: 
select everything and then deselect the offending file, and then do the copy.
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