[Gllug] OT deleting files in 'doze

[Pete Ryland]

On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 04:41:14PM +0000, will wrote:
> Dean wrote:
> 
> >On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 04:07:08PM -0000, Paul Brazier wrote:
> >
> >>Are you sure it's space and not the other char that is a white square or
> >>something?
> >>
> >
> >>I forget what but some Alt+keypad-number-sequence.
> >>
> >
> >alt 2 5 5 on the number pad. That's the NUL that's used in a lot of ftp
> >sites that get broken in to, Windows 3.1 used to panic when it saw one and
> >script kiddies didn't bother checking newer versions.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> it just comes up with the numbers del 255 at the prompt and then there 
> is no such file as '255'.  I know the alt key works, I tried 
> ctrl+alt+del and got the box up.
> 
> Bggr it.

You have to hold down alt whilst pressing the 255 (on the keypad).

Pete

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