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LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago

When i am trying to remove the underlined folder using the rm command, this is the result that is being shown. What does this mean ??

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When i am trying to remove the underlined folder using the rm command, this is the result that is being shown. What does this mean ??

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LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days ago
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  • LoveEspresso@retrofed.comOP
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    Here’s the result :

    QTYG7eX9iX9B7sk.png

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      After this, i gave the ls command, and it’s showing up.

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        Did you try with bash autocomplete?

        rm -r folder<tab>

        And see how it spells it? Also you could wildcard depending on what you (don’t) want to delete in the process.

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      You put an extra backslash in there, it should be rm -r "folder'\$'003"

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