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Remove a file named "."

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Mar 15, 20263485 views
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Problem

I found a file in a directory named "." Not the "." indicating the directory but an actual file with content in it. This, as you can imagine is causing all sorts of problems. The problem is I can't figure out how to remove it. How would I remove a file named "." without deleting the entire current ā€¦

Error Output

drwx------  2 mysql    mysql     36864 Jun 28 14:11 .
drwxrwxr-x  5 mysql    mysql      4096 Jun 26 06:46 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 user1    users      2287 Jā€¦

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Fix for: Remove a file named "."

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One way is to use the inode number Get the inode number of the bad file, pretend it is 42

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