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100prcnt Marine
09-02-2003, 10:09 AM
i'm sharing a samba director and unknowingly named a folder ( NEW (G) )
i need to access this folder for a linux command line
i need to know if i need to rename the director from windows or is the a syntacs i can use

Hayl
09-02-2003, 10:11 AM
put the name in quotes "" OR use the escape char \ to escape out the symbols

Satanic Atheist
09-02-2003, 10:32 AM
You can also specify the first few characters and end it with the '*' character. Just make sure you type enough letters to make it unique.

Alternatively, type the first few characters and press <TAB> to complete the line. This is called globbing (lovely term).

In both cases, make sure the few letters that you use are in the right case.

James

100prcnt Marine
09-02-2003, 11:28 AM
werked well i learned sumfin new thanku