-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 dutchman_mn at charter.net wrote: | Question: How do you delete a directory that starts with ${ | | I have a number of directories like ${foo} | | When I try, it a bad substitution error out of bash. | | Perry Hoekstra Anything that starts with a dollar sign is considered to be a variable by bash. To tell bash that you want to use the actual character $, precede the literal character with a backslash. In this case: rmdir \$foo or if the braces were literal also... rmdir \$\{foo\} - -- The Wandering Dru GnuPG Key: 0x506A915F http://www.druswanderings.net Get nifty TCLUG merchandise at the TCLUG Store! http://www.cafeshops.com/tclug -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFAon1Niwhv4FBqkV8RAmodAKCFy+s4AtvDBGS8AUU/P9KOd7bcpgCfWt9h VgDJxMvpMKptZi6KQFGT4jo= =/rUa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list