tried no joy
del /f "com1[alt+255]" returns cant find file com1[alt+255] as if the brackets are being interpreted literally also same result without the quotes ls -lb shows com1\\ should show an octal value for the trailing space.
thanx,
bill
Our bureaucracy and our laws have turned the world into a clean, safe work camp. We are raising a nation of slaves.
Chuck Palahniuk