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What is it saying in my terminal ? (retrofed.com)
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[-] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

In that case, I think you want

rm -rf "'folder'\$'\\003'"

Note the double escape before 003, which will render to the character literal \

Alternatively, start typing

rm -rf \'fo

And then hit tab until fish autocompletes the directory you want to kill, and run it.

Side note: i would absolutely not tolerate directories named like that lol

[-] LoveEspresso@retrofed.com 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the tip.

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