control character file names

[Polytropon]

On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:14:32 -0800, Noah <admin2 at enabled.com> wrote:
> Polytropon wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:59:02 -0800, Noah <admin2 at enabled.com> wrote:
> >> I am 
> >> unable to rename a directory that has nine '?'.
> > 
> > Maybe Midnight Commander - PF6: Rename - will do the job?
> > (Workaround)
> > 
> > 
> 
> okay I dont quite understand.  what is midnight commander - PF6: Rename?

Sorry for being to briefly.

1.

The Midnight Commander is a curses based file manager that might
be a workaround for the problem you can't solve using Emacs at
the moment. It can be installed via ports or (more simple) from
packages using "pkg_add -r mc". The command to run it is "mc".



2.

PF6 (or F6) refers to the programmable function key number 6
which has the function to move or rename files (in the Midnight
Commander).

By the way, for deleting a directory, PF8 (or F8) - Delete - can
be useful. I'm not sure if the MC can be troubled by control
characters in filenames, but up to this point, I found nothing
the MC couldn't delete anyway. :-)



I hope I didn't explain too stupidly, I don't want to sound
impolite. Of course I cannot assume anyone to know what a
Midnight Commander is or what PF keys (IBM and robotron
terminology) are...




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Polytropon
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