Can not delete file due to “Invalid argument”
I got this weird error when I try to delete some file. And the filename doesn't contain any specific characters. Does anyone know why ? It is centos
[root@sandbox ~]# rm -rf /var/log/zookeeper
rm: cannot remove `/var/log/zookeeper': Invalid argument
linux files directory rm
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I got this weird error when I try to delete some file. And the filename doesn't contain any specific characters. Does anyone know why ? It is centos
[root@sandbox ~]# rm -rf /var/log/zookeeper
rm: cannot remove `/var/log/zookeeper': Invalid argument
linux files directory rm
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
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asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
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Can you write to the file and try to delete it again? Like echo "foobar" > /var/log/zookeeper (brattex.blogspot.de/2012/07/…)
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 6:02
Actually this is a empty folder.
– zjffdu
Feb 16 '17 at 7:25
I see.. Maybe this one? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317130/….
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 7:37
There may be something special about the directory. Post the output ofls -la zookeeper.
– Murphy
Feb 16 '17 at 9:10
Usermdirto remove empty directories.
– Mioriin
Feb 16 '17 at 23:25
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I got this weird error when I try to delete some file. And the filename doesn't contain any specific characters. Does anyone know why ? It is centos
[root@sandbox ~]# rm -rf /var/log/zookeeper
rm: cannot remove `/var/log/zookeeper': Invalid argument
linux files directory rm
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
529k12810601586
asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
zjffdu
14625
I got this weird error when I try to delete some file. And the filename doesn't contain any specific characters. Does anyone know why ? It is centos
[root@sandbox ~]# rm -rf /var/log/zookeeper
rm: cannot remove `/var/log/zookeeper': Invalid argument
linux files directory rm
linux files directory rm
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
529k12810601586
asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
zjffdu
14625
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
529k12810601586
asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
zjffdu
14625
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
529k12810601586
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
529k12810601586
edited Feb 16 '17 at 23:19
Gilles
529k12810601586
529k12810601586
asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
zjffdu
14625
asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
zjffdu
14625
asked Feb 16 '17 at 5:51
zjffdu
14625
14625
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ yesterday
This question has answers that may be good or bad; the system has marked it active so that they can be reviewed.
bumped to the homepage by Community♦ yesterday
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Can you write to the file and try to delete it again? Like echo "foobar" > /var/log/zookeeper (brattex.blogspot.de/2012/07/…)
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 6:02
Actually this is a empty folder.
– zjffdu
Feb 16 '17 at 7:25
I see.. Maybe this one? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317130/….
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 7:37
There may be something special about the directory. Post the output ofls -la zookeeper.
– Murphy
Feb 16 '17 at 9:10
Usermdirto remove empty directories.
– Mioriin
Feb 16 '17 at 23:25
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Can you write to the file and try to delete it again? Like echo "foobar" > /var/log/zookeeper (brattex.blogspot.de/2012/07/…)
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 6:02
Actually this is a empty folder.
– zjffdu
Feb 16 '17 at 7:25
I see.. Maybe this one? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317130/….
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 7:37
There may be something special about the directory. Post the output ofls -la zookeeper.
– Murphy
Feb 16 '17 at 9:10
Usermdirto remove empty directories.
– Mioriin
Feb 16 '17 at 23:25
Can you write to the file and try to delete it again? Like echo "foobar" > /var/log/zookeeper (brattex.blogspot.de/2012/07/…)
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 6:02
Can you write to the file and try to delete it again? Like echo "foobar" > /var/log/zookeeper (brattex.blogspot.de/2012/07/…)
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 6:02
Actually this is a empty folder.
– zjffdu
Feb 16 '17 at 7:25
Actually this is a empty folder.
– zjffdu
Feb 16 '17 at 7:25
I see.. Maybe this one? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317130/….
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 7:37
I see.. Maybe this one? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317130/….
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 7:37
There may be something special about the directory. Post the output of
ls -la zookeeper.– Murphy
Feb 16 '17 at 9:10
There may be something special about the directory. Post the output of
ls -la zookeeper.– Murphy
Feb 16 '17 at 9:10
Use
rmdir to remove empty directories.– Mioriin
Feb 16 '17 at 23:25
Use
rmdir to remove empty directories.– Mioriin
Feb 16 '17 at 23:25
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Something similar happened to me when I was trying to remove an empty folder from a remote server.
This is what ls -al was giving as output:
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? latest
This was a folder inside another folder and I wanted to delete this.
I tried rmdir and this is what I got:
rm: cannot remove: latest: Invalid argument
Nothing seemed to work directly on that folder(not rm -f, not touch, nothing). However, I tried renaming the parent folder and the latest folder was normal again, which I was then able to delete using rm.
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Something similar happened to me when I was trying to remove an empty folder from a remote server.
This is what ls -al was giving as output:
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? latest
This was a folder inside another folder and I wanted to delete this.
I tried rmdir and this is what I got:
rm: cannot remove: latest: Invalid argument
Nothing seemed to work directly on that folder(not rm -f, not touch, nothing). However, I tried renaming the parent folder and the latest folder was normal again, which I was then able to delete using rm.
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Something similar happened to me when I was trying to remove an empty folder from a remote server.
This is what ls -al was giving as output:
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? latest
This was a folder inside another folder and I wanted to delete this.
I tried rmdir and this is what I got:
rm: cannot remove: latest: Invalid argument
Nothing seemed to work directly on that folder(not rm -f, not touch, nothing). However, I tried renaming the parent folder and the latest folder was normal again, which I was then able to delete using rm.
answered Feb 21 '18 at 12:49
cst1992
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Something similar happened to me when I was trying to remove an empty folder from a remote server.
This is what ls -al was giving as output:
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? latest
This was a folder inside another folder and I wanted to delete this.
I tried rmdir and this is what I got:
rm: cannot remove: latest: Invalid argument
Nothing seemed to work directly on that folder(not rm -f, not touch, nothing). However, I tried renaming the parent folder and the latest folder was normal again, which I was then able to delete using rm.
answered Feb 21 '18 at 12:49
cst1992
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Something similar happened to me when I was trying to remove an empty folder from a remote server.
This is what ls -al was giving as output:
?????????? ? ? ? ? ? latest
This was a folder inside another folder and I wanted to delete this.
I tried rmdir and this is what I got:
rm: cannot remove: latest: Invalid argument
Nothing seemed to work directly on that folder(not rm -f, not touch, nothing). However, I tried renaming the parent folder and the latest folder was normal again, which I was then able to delete using rm.
answered Feb 21 '18 at 12:49
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Can you write to the file and try to delete it again? Like echo "foobar" > /var/log/zookeeper (brattex.blogspot.de/2012/07/…)
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 6:02
Actually this is a empty folder.
– zjffdu
Feb 16 '17 at 7:25
I see.. Maybe this one? unix.stackexchange.com/questions/317130/….
– AndreiR
Feb 16 '17 at 7:37
There may be something special about the directory. Post the output of
ls -la zookeeper.– Murphy
Feb 16 '17 at 9:10
Use
rmdirto remove empty directories.– Mioriin
Feb 16 '17 at 23:25