[CentOS] mkdir this "." directory

Tue Dec 29 00:04:54 UTC 2009
Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us>

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces at centos.org 
> [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Larry Brower
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 18:58
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> Subject: Re: [CentOS] mkdir this "." directory
> 
> adrian kok wrote:
> > Hi
> > 
> > I have this . folder under tmp
> > 
> > 1/ How they can make it this folder?
> > 
> 
> Please provide the output of ls -la /tmp
> 
> Are you referring to ./ or actually something like \\./ ?

Either would not show up as a single .

> 
> 
> 
> > 2/ How can I remove it?
> > 
> 
> If it is really ./ then you dont as this is /tmp If it is 
> \\./ then rm -vr /tmp/\\.
> 
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