Since I have been doing computers for 30 years and actually ran on DOS before
Windows came along, I still call it DOS. You can call it the Command Prompt
or the CLI or "cmd" or whatever you want but it is still DOS to me.
I have already tried to remove the directory. I am not so stupid that I did
not try this already. It does not work.
I don't know what this Ctrl+F business is about. It just puts up ^F as many
times as I press it. Never heard of this before and, it seems, neither has
DOS.
Here are the results of my trials and failures to remove this invalid
directory.
L:\rmdir ba*
^
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
L:\>rmdir /s back*
back*, Are you sure (Y/N)? y
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
L:\>rmdir backup*
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
L:\>rm /?
'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
L:\>rmdir /s /q backup
L:\>dir
Volume in drive L is RAID Mirror
Volume Serial Number is 20FB-0B9F
Directory of L:\
05/31/2006 06:16 PM <DIR> AniMusic
03/21/2007 07:01 PM <DIR> Audio Books
03/24/2007 04:07 PM <DIR> Backup
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Backup_GOOD
12/10/2005 12:38 PM 43,008 CEU Tapes & Hours Listing.doc
04/28/2005 10:55 PM <DIR> iconmagic
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Monthly PHPFiles Backup
10/11/2006 01:23 PM <DIR> NCLEX Install Files
01/13/2006 12:06 AM 43,008 Patient Assessment Worksheet.doc
06/29/2005 07:15 PM <DIR> PHP Graphics & Web Files
10/19/2006 02:20 PM <DIR> PHP Work Done for Others
01/02/2007 07:25 PM <DIR> Scanned Records & Tracking
02/10/2007 05:41 PM <DIR> School Videos in mp3
03/27/2007 06:25 PM 80 Try.bat
12/09/2005 05:22 PM 68,608 UNIT 4.doc
03/27/2007 06:07 PM <DIR> zPersonal and Historical
4 File(s) 154,704 bytes
12 Dir(s) 64,576,397,312 bytes free
L:\>rmdir /s /q backup
The system cannot find the file specified.
L:\>rmdir /s /q backup
The system cannot find the file specified.
L:\>dir
Volume in drive L is RAID Mirror
Volume Serial Number is 20FB-0B9F
Directory of L:\
05/31/2006 06:16 PM <DIR> AniMusic
03/21/2007 07:01 PM <DIR> Audio Books
03/24/2007 04:07 PM <DIR> Backup
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Backup_GOOD
12/10/2005 12:38 PM 43,008 CEU Tapes & Hours Listing.doc
04/28/2005 10:55 PM <DIR> iconmagic
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Monthly PHPFiles Backup
10/11/2006 01:23 PM <DIR> NCLEX Install Files
01/13/2006 12:06 AM 43,008 Patient Assessment Worksheet.doc
06/29/2005 07:15 PM <DIR> PHP Graphics & Web Files
10/19/2006 02:20 PM <DIR> PHP Work Done for Others
01/02/2007 07:25 PM <DIR> Scanned Records & Tracking
02/10/2007 05:41 PM <DIR> School Videos in mp3
03/27/2007 06:25 PM 80 Try.bat
12/09/2005 05:22 PM 68,608 UNIT 4.doc
03/27/2007 06:07 PM <DIR> zPersonal and Historical
4 File(s) 154,704 bytes
12 Dir(s) 64,576,397,312 bytes free
L:\>rmdir "backup "
The system cannot find the file specified.
L:\>rmdir "backup*"
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
L:\>rmdir backup*
The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
L:\>rmdir backup
The system cannot find the file specified.
L:\>dir
Volume in drive L is RAID Mirror
Volume Serial Number is 20FB-0B9F
Directory of L:\
05/31/2006 06:16 PM <DIR> AniMusic
03/21/2007 07:01 PM <DIR> Audio Books
03/24/2007 04:07 PM <DIR> Backup
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Backup_GOOD
12/10/2005 12:38 PM 43,008 CEU Tapes & Hours Listing.doc
04/28/2005 10:55 PM <DIR> iconmagic
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Monthly PHPFiles Backup
10/11/2006 01:23 PM <DIR> NCLEX Install Files
01/13/2006 12:06 AM 43,008 Patient Assessment Worksheet.doc
06/29/2005 07:15 PM <DIR> PHP Graphics & Web Files
10/19/2006 02:20 PM <DIR> PHP Work Done for Others
01/02/2007 07:25 PM <DIR> Scanned Records & Tracking
02/10/2007 05:41 PM <DIR> School Videos in mp3
03/27/2007 06:25 PM 80 Try.bat
12/09/2005 05:22 PM 68,608 UNIT 4.doc
03/27/2007 06:07 PM <DIR> zPersonal and Historical
4 File(s) 154,704 bytes
12 Dir(s) 64,576,397,312 bytes free
L:\>rmdir /s backup
backup, Are you sure (Y/N)? y
The system cannot find the file specified.
L:\>dir
Volume in drive L is RAID Mirror
Volume Serial Number is 20FB-0B9F
Directory of L:\
05/31/2006 06:16 PM <DIR> AniMusic
03/21/2007 07:01 PM <DIR> Audio Books
03/24/2007 04:07 PM <DIR> Backup
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Backup_GOOD
12/10/2005 12:38 PM 43,008 CEU Tapes & Hours Listing.doc
04/28/2005 10:55 PM <DIR> iconmagic
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Monthly PHPFiles Backup
10/11/2006 01:23 PM <DIR> NCLEX Install Files
01/13/2006 12:06 AM 43,008 Patient Assessment Worksheet.doc
06/29/2005 07:15 PM <DIR> PHP Graphics & Web Files
10/19/2006 02:20 PM <DIR> PHP Work Done for Others
01/02/2007 07:25 PM <DIR> Scanned Records & Tracking
02/10/2007 05:41 PM <DIR> School Videos in mp3
03/27/2007 06:25 PM 80 Try.bat
12/09/2005 05:22 PM 68,608 UNIT 4.doc
03/27/2007 06:07 PM <DIR> zPersonal and Historical
4 File(s) 154,704 bytes
12 Dir(s) 64,576,397,312 bytes free
L:\>rmdir /s "backup "
backup , Are you sure (Y/N)? y
The system cannot find the file specified.
L:\>dir
Volume in drive L is RAID Mirror
Volume Serial Number is 20FB-0B9F
Directory of L:\
05/31/2006 06:16 PM <DIR> AniMusic
03/21/2007 07:01 PM <DIR> Audio Books
03/24/2007 04:07 PM <DIR> Backup
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Backup_GOOD
12/10/2005 12:38 PM 43,008 CEU Tapes & Hours Listing.doc
04/28/2005 10:55 PM <DIR> iconmagic
03/23/2007 08:16 PM <DIR> Monthly PHPFiles Backup
10/11/2006 01:23 PM <DIR> NCLEX Install Files
01/13/2006 12:06 AM 43,008 Patient Assessment Worksheet.doc
06/29/2005 07:15 PM <DIR> PHP Graphics & Web Files
10/19/2006 02:20 PM <DIR> PHP Work Done for Others
01/02/2007 07:25 PM <DIR> Scanned Records & Tracking
02/10/2007 05:41 PM <DIR> School Videos in mp3
03/27/2007 06:25 PM 80 Try.bat
12/09/2005 05:22 PM 68,608 UNIT 4.doc
03/27/2007 06:07 PM <DIR> zPersonal and Historical
4 File(s) 154,704 bytes
12 Dir(s) 64,576,397,312 bytes free
L:\>