Subject: Deleting folder

From: Rebecca Goodwin <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 08:16:09 -0600

I am using  PINE 4.21L.

I have accidentally pasted a line of text in my folder sections.  Now
this line of text is the name of a folder. First I tried deleting the
folder, the delete failed.  Next, I tried to rename the folder and then
delete it, but the rename failed.  How can a get this folder deleted?

Thank You 

Rebecca Goodwin
Systems Analyst
Tarleton State University
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From: Satya <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2001 20:20:03 +0530 (IST)

>delete it, but the rename failed.  How can a get this folder deleted?

Go into the filesystem? Look in directory mail in the home
directory. Try rm.

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From: "Karl F. Larsen" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 06:19:23 -0700 (MST)

This is a no-no. The line of text becomes a folder that is not
proper to pine and so not deletable by pine. The line of text is actually
a file name for a file in your /mail directory. I suggest you cd to
../mail and look at all the "folders" that are really files. Delete the
errrant one and go on.

> Tarleton State University

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