in putty i have a file that is like this #xxx.c#

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While using Putty.I have a file in my directory and I want to remove it , but the rm command doesn't work.and it's in white.

andreas · Answer 1 · 2012-02-06 02:01:49Z

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It's probably a backup file from your editor (sorry not sure what), but you can remove them using the following:

$ rm \#*.c\#

answered Feb 6 at 2:01

	possible emacs -- emacs uses these files for autosave info – TJ Ellis Feb 6 at 2:15
	thanks ,it works. – user1114023 Feb 7 at 13:58

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Sii · Answer 2 · 2012-02-06 02:02:23Z

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# is a comment delimiter in bash and probably any shell you're likely to use. Try escaping it with single quotes:

rm '#xxx.c#'

answered Feb 6 at 2:02

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