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Quickie UNIX question


1992casey
I'm trying to get into a directory. I do just fine until I get to a directory called "#SharedObjects". I can't do a cd or ls to be able to see what's in there. The shell gives me the error message "No such file or directory." I assume it's the pound sign that I need to do something about. Any suggestions?

That’s the only thing Chicago’s good for: to tell people where Wisconsin is.

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Perfect. Thanks!

 

I knew the quotes worked on multiple-word directories, but I didn't know they worked in other situations. Methinks I prefer them to the backslash; they're easier to read.

That’s the only thing Chicago’s good for: to tell people where Wisconsin is.

[align=right]-- Sigmund Snopek[/align]

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I'll have to try that, Brian. I know that OS X has a bunch of shells, but since I'm in Terminal so little, it really doesn't matter which one I use. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif

 

I also remembered later that I can get the correct path by dragging a file or folder icon into the Terminal window. If I do that, it uses backslashes rather than quotes. But backslashes are fine if I'm not typing them by hand.

 

I wanted this so I could set up a "service" that would quickly dump LSOs via the Services submenu of whatever application I might be in. This line does that:

rm -rf ~/Library/Preferences/Macromedia/"Flash Player"/"#SharedObjects"/XXXXXXXX/*
"XXXXXXXX" is actually a string of random characters.

That’s the only thing Chicago’s good for: to tell people where Wisconsin is.

[align=right]-- Sigmund Snopek[/align]

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