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Re: using "rm" in Terminal - timg - 06-01-2009
If the other drive is called Marvin, the command would be:
rm -f /Volumes/Marvin/ProTools\ Free/time\ code/Image_01.mpg
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Seacrest - 06-01-2009
Another tip: use tab completion:
"rm -f /Vol[tab]/Marv[tab]/..."
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Fritz - 06-01-2009
'preciating the help, but .........
Bugs:~ fritz$ rm -f /Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProTools\ Free/time\ code/Image_01.mpg
-bash: rm -f: command not found
Bugs:~ fritz$ rm -f "/Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProTools Free/time code/Image_01.mpg"
-bash: rm -f: command not found
Bugs:~ fritz$ rm -f /Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProTools\Free/time\code/Image_01.mpg
-bash: rm -f: command not found
Bugs:~ fritz$
I'd left out a Zevon in an earlier post
Even after removing the spaces in the folder names......
Bugs:~ fritz$ rm -i /Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProToolsFree/timecode
-bash: rm -i: command not found
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Seacrest - 06-01-2009
Is this a personal (non-work) computer?
It's clearly telling you that you do not have a binary for "rm" anywhere in your path.
Can you try "/bin/rm" (by itself with no arguments)?
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Fritz - 06-01-2009
yes, my Mac at home office
Bugs:~ fritz$ /bin/rm
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
The cats must be hungry and mentally preventing this.
I'm taking their foil hats off!
OBTW. This is a real old file from like, ProTools 6, (prolly OS 9 or earlier) if that matters.
It doesn't open with anyhting I've tried. All it does is stall whatver app I thow at it.
I dunno why I saved it, but it's taking up a G. 'Course, in this day, I may surrender the G.
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Seacrest - 06-01-2009
Try cd /Path/to/file
then ls -l to make sure it's there.
Then try sudo /bin/rm -f filename.mpg
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Fritz - 06-01-2009
Bugs:~ fritz$ cd /Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProToolsFree/timecode/Image_01.mpg
-bash: cd: /Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProToolsFree/timecode/Image_01.mpg: Not a directory
argh!!!!!
If I just do this
cd /Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProToolsFree/timecode
all the files in that folder show up including the one I want to dump.
but the "sudo" doesn't work from there.
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Seacrest - 06-01-2009
Your path env var is either empty or wrong.
try:
echo $PATH
or
printenv
I get
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
sudo is at /usr/bin/sudo on my Leopard.
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Seacrest - 06-01-2009
/usr/bin/rm -f/Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProTools Free/timecode/Image_01.mpg
Should work if you are the owner of the file "Image_01.mpg."
Re: using "rm" in Terminal - Fritz - 06-01-2009
echo $PATH
same as you.
printenv I get a bunch of line including :
PATH=/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/X11/bin
/usr/bin/rm -f "/Volumes/Marvin/Zevon/ProToolsFree/timecode/Image_01.mpg"
hmmmmmmmm, permission denied.