[Gllug] rm file with weird chars

[Ashley Evans]

If you have it - I've used konqueror to successfully remove such files 
in the past.

Panos Savvas wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have files with loads of languages on my pc.
>
> Currently in the trash I have a deleted folder/file:
> .Trash/mp3/ΣΤÎ? Î?Î?Î?ΡΤÎ? ΤÎ?Σ ΦÎ?Î?ΤÎ?ΣÎ?Î?Σ [ 01 
> ΡÎ?Î?Î?Σ feat.Î?Î?Î?Î¥Î?Î?ΡÎ?Î? Î?ΡÎ?Î?Î?Î?ΤÎ?Î?Î?] 
> ΦÎ?Î?Î?Î?Î?Î? (Î?Î?Î? Î?Î?Î?Î?Î? Î?Î?Î?ΣÎ?Î?Σ ΣÎ?Î¥ Î?ΥΤÎ?Σ).mp3
>
> (this is a bunch of greek chars, no idea why this particular one 
> causes problems. Other files display normally)
>
> However deleting from the recycle bin (right click delete on the mp3 
> folder) produces the following error:
> Error "File not found" while deleting "/media/sdb1...¤ÎŸÎ£).mp3".
>
> Clicking into the folder nautilus can see the file, but as soon as I 
> click on the file it disappears from the list (I am guessig a nautilus 
> bug?)
>
> Command line running rm against either the file or the parent folder 
> produces the following:
> rm: cannot remove `ΣΤÎ\302\227 
> Î\302\223Î\302\231Î\302\237ΡΤÎ\302\227 ΤÎ\302\227Σ 
> ΦÎ\302\221Î\302\235ΤÎ\302\221ΣÎ\302\231Î\302\221Σ [ 01 
> ΡÎ\302\237Î\302\224Î\302\225Σ feat.Î\302\225 
> Î\302\233Î\302\225Î¥Î\302\230Î\302\225ΡÎ\302\231Î\302\221 
> Î\302\221ΡÎ\302\222Î\302\221Î\302\235Î\302\231ΤÎ\302\221Î\302\232Î\302\227] 
> ΦÎ\302\237Î\302\222Î\302\221Î\302\234Î\302\221Î\302\231 
> (Î\302\224Î\302\225Î\302\235 
> Î\302\225Î\302\231Î\302\235Î\302\221Î\302\231 
> Î\302\237Î\302\232Î\302\237ΣÎ\302\234Î\302\237Σ ΣÎ\302\237Î¥ 
> Î\302\221ΥΤÎ\302\237Σ).mp3': No such file or directory
>
> I have had this error before, however at the time someone gave me an 
> awk script that I hacked a little and this worked. I don't have the 
> script anymore. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>

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