> -----Original Message----- > From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of Volker Quetschke > Sent: 27 May 2004 14:25 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: rm hangs on illegal filename nul > > Hi, > > I somehow managed to create a file named nul (further investigation > pending), and now rm -rf hangs when trying to remove the > directory with > this file.
Known ('doze) problem. Also occurs with filenames like aux, com1, lpt etc. The workaround is WDDTT. cheers, DaveK -- Can't think of a witty .sigline today.... -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/