Unable to sudo rm file from ~/.ssh

[Hadaka]

Hi, i just installed ssh server on a couple machines and was setting up
key auth. via a tutorial, i some how included a [ " ] at the end of the file name.
I am unable to remove it...any suggestions.?
Directory:
#hadaka@the-beach:~/.ssh$ ls
authorized_keys” config id_dsa id_dsa.pub known_hosts

this was the formatt

 cat ~/.ssh/id_dsa.pub | ssh hostname “cat >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys”

result of trying to remove without the [ " ]

~/.ssh$ sudo rm authorized_keys
rm: cannot remove `authorized_keys': No such file or directory

when i include the quote (") it seems to start a process as it returns a
>

hadaka@the-beach:~/.ssh$ sudo rm authorized_keys"
>

only way to recover the terminal is to ctrl/c
and when i close the terminal...it says a process is running.
do i need a big hammer and a trash can or is this removable??

[conradin]

can you show me ls -l of the file and tell use the $PWD varaible to the loaction for the file you want to remove?

I just tried a similar example to your condition, I added a " at the >
and it terminated properly. >"
rm has a -f force option, but the file does not exit is confusing.
can you try typing the firstpart of the file name then hitting tab to complete the filename?

[Hadaka]

@conradin..thanks for responding.
seems the threat of the hammer and trash can did the trick.
or..maybe it was

sudo service ssh stop

not sure..but by magic smoke and mirrors when i gave it
another rm command...it vanished....

hadaka@the-beach:~/.ssh$ sudo rm authorized_keys”
[sudo] password for hadaka: 
hadaka@the-beach:~/.ssh$ ls
config  id_dsa  id_dsa.pub  known_hosts

weird...
thanks again.
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[Cheesemill]

You probably need to escape the quotation marks so bash ignores them...

rm authorized_keys\"

Or just use tab completion as conradin suggests...

rm auth<TAB>