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    Phantom file

    Hello,

    I have a file (which is supposed to be a directory) that is showing up with ls and also in Nautilus, but I cannot delete it. I have tried deleting it from the GUI, with rm -rf, and even switching to root. All I get is "No such file or directory" but I can still see it.

    Code:
    brandon-mint Waiting # ls -al
    total 9
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 11:03 .
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Nov  1 15:59 ..
    -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root    6 Jan  1 11:02 3KI1344
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Nov 21 15:48 Hyundai
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Dec 13 10:39 Mazda
    The "3KI1344" is the one that needs to be removed. I tried another method, thinking it may be a corrupt file. Initially, the file size of the phantom file was "1842892". I created a test file with some text and cp'd it to the phantom file, which reduced the file size, but it still exists and cannot be removed.

    Any help with this would be appreciated.
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    Re: Phantom file

    so you get : KIA, Hyundai & Mazda

    that kia folder have not the same right (d missing), so a little:

    sudo chmod 777 thatfoldername
    Last edited by dino99; January 1st, 2013 at 05:50 PM.

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    Re: Phantom file

    Quote Originally Posted by PinkFloyd102489 View Post
    Hello,

    I have a file (which is supposed to be a directory) that is showing up with ls and also in Nautilus, but I cannot delete it. I have tried deleting it from the GUI, with rm -rf, and even switching to root. All I get is "No such file or directory" but I can still see it.

    Code:
    brandon-mint Waiting # ls -al
    total 9
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 11:03 .
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Nov  1 15:59 ..
    -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root    6 Jan  1 11:02 3KI1344
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Nov 21 15:48 Hyundai
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Dec 13 10:39 Mazda
    The "3KI1344" is the one that needs to be removed. I tried another method, thinking it may be a corrupt file. Initially, the file size of the phantom file was "1842892". I created a test file with some text and cp'd it to the phantom file, which reduced the file size, but it still exists and cannot be removed.

    Any help with this would be appreciated.
    hi
    if i see the permissions of your files and dirs then i think it's windoz filesystem ????
    cheers
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    Re: Phantom file

    Quote Originally Posted by rnerwein View Post
    hi
    if i see the permissions of your files and dirs then i think it's windoz filesystem ????
    cheers
    Indeed it is. It's an NTFS partition that I share between my Linux and Windows installations. I work primarily in Linux but I am required to use some Windows programs from time to time.
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    Re: Phantom file

    try

    ls -alb

    to see any possible non-printing characters in the filename.

    for example I did:

    Code:
    $ touch 'test '
    $ ls -al test
    ls: cannot access test: No such file or directory
    $ ls -al test*
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 bobn bobn 0 2013-01-01 14:40 test 
    $ ls -alb test*
    -rw-rw-r-- 1 bobn bobn 0 2013-01-01 14:40 test\
    The \ character shows that there is something else at the end of the filename, in this case a space.

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    Re: Phantom file

    Code:
    brandon@brandon-mint ~/work/New/Waiting $ ls -alb
    total 9
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 11:12 .
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root  240 Jan  1 11:12 ..
    -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root    6 Jan  1 11:02 3KI1344
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Nov 21 15:48 Hyundai
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Dec 13 10:39 Mazda
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    Re: Phantom file

    Quote Originally Posted by PinkFloyd102489 View Post
    Code:
    brandon@brandon-mint ~/work/New/Waiting $ ls -alb
    total 9
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 11:12 .
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root  240 Jan  1 11:12 ..
    -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root    6 Jan  1 11:02 3KI1344
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Nov 21 15:48 Hyundai
    drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Dec 13 10:39 Mazda
    hi
    your ls -al output: -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 6 Jan 1 11:02 3KI1344
    the fifth field ! (number 2) of your ls command disorient me.
    this field specifies the number of links or directories inside this directory.
    try: ls -ali
    cd ..
    ls -ali
    post the output.
    or try: rm *3KI1344*
    cheers
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    Re: Phantom file

    Quote Originally Posted by rnerwein View Post
    hi
    your ls -al output: -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root 6 Jan 1 11:02 3KI1344
    the fifth field ! (number 2) of your ls command disorient me.
    this field specifies the number of links or directories inside this directory.
    try: ls -ali
    cd ..
    ls -ali
    post the output.
    or try: rm *3KI1344*
    cheers
    rm command did not work.

    Output of ls -ali:
    Code:
    6678 -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root    6 Jan  1 11:02 3KI1344
    From directory above:
    Code:
    brandon@brandon-mint ~/work/New $ ls -ali
    total 12
    2336 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Jan  1 11:12 .
    2259 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 14:14 ..
    2387 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 10:54 2013
    2388 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 17:44 Waiting
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    Re: Phantom file

    Quote Originally Posted by PinkFloyd102489 View Post
    rm command did not work.

    Output of ls -ali:
    Code:
    6678 -rwxrwxrwx 2 root root    6 Jan  1 11:02 3KI1344
    From directory above:
    Code:
    brandon@brandon-mint ~/work/New $ ls -ali
    total 12
    2336 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root    0 Jan  1 11:12 .
    2259 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Dec 17 14:14 ..
    2387 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 10:54 2013
    2388 drwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4096 Jan  1 17:44 Waiting
    hi
    i thougt it's a inode link with the directory ( reference 2).
    the only way to solve this misterouse behavior i think run chkdsk from windoz.
    there must be the problem.
    good luck
    cheers
    "What is the robbing of a bank compared to the FOUNDING of a bank?" Berthold Brecht

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    Re: Phantom file

    Slightly irrelevant, but: http://sf.net/projects/ext2fsd
    This makes reading and writing ext2/ext3/ext4 partitions possible on Windows.

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