[Novalug] Messed up file title problem

[cmhowe at patriot.net]

> On Saturday 20 March 2010 10:36:25 pm cmhowe at patriot.net wrote:
>> > List,
>> >
>> > This doesn't really affect the problem I am wrestling with, but it is
>> an
>> > annoyance and I want to deal with it.
>> >
>> > I inadvertently put a space in any oo word processor file. It reads
>> > Trial 1.odt. How do I get rid of it?
>> >
>> > Charlie
>>
>> List,
>>
>> More.
>>
>> Bb using chmod 7 *.odt and same *.pdf I am able to persuade common Linux
>> commands that they are ordinary files, to be manipulated as I wish. But
>> not if they have a space in their title. When I do
>>
>>   $rm Test 1.odt
>>
>> it comes back
>>
>>   rm: cannot remove 'Test 1.odt': no such file or directories
>>
>> Suggestions?
>>
>> Charlie
>
> $rm 'Test 1.odt'
>
> You need the quotes or the rm function is looking for two files called
> 'Test'
> and '1.odt' which don't exist.
>
> Dan
>
Dan,

This is slightly different from what Nino suggested. Also no.

Charlie