How to delete a file named `aux`

Asked Jul 15 '15 at 21:29

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I have a file named aux in a directory

...> ls
aux

...> dir
 Wolumin w stacji C nie ma etykiety.
 Numer seryjny woluminu: ...

 Katalog: C:\Users\...\config

2015-07-15  23:14    <DIR>          .
2015-07-15  23:14    <DIR>          ..
2007-12-01  04:49               511 aux
               1 plik(ów)                511 bajtów
               2 katalog(ów)  76 382 707 712 bajtów wolnych

and when I'm trying to remove it (rm), I get the following error:

rm: aux: No such file or directory

del also doesn't work:

Nazwa pliku, nazwa katalogu lub składnia etykiety woluminu jest niepoprawna.

(File name, directory name or volume label syntax is invalid.)

How do I remove this file?

asked Jul 15 '15 at 21:29

Kamil Jarosz

Have you tried `cd ..` followed by `rd config`? – DavidPostill Jul 15 '15 at 21:33
@DavidPostill It says that the directory is not empty – Kamil Jarosz Jul 15 '15 at 21:34
OK. Go back into `config` and try `del "\\?\%CD%\aux"` – DavidPostill Jul 15 '15 at 21:36
Wow, `del "\\?\%CD%\aux"` worked. Please add this as an answer :) – Kamil Jarosz Jul 15 '15 at 21:38
I would but I stole it from the duplicate ;) You should be able to accept (agree) the duplicate request? – DavidPostill Jul 15 '15 at 21:40

How to delete a file named `aux`

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