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Is 1.abc!``!+123 a valid file name?

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Is this a valid file name 1.abc!``!+123 in Ubuntu?

I issued the command

rm 1.abc!``!+123

and got error message

-bash: !``!+123: event not find

Why? How to I delete the file?

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answered 1 Year ago housecoarmer · Accepted Answer

Just simply rm '1.abc!``!+123'. Note about '

Note:Quoting is used to remove the special meaning of certain characters or words to the shell. Quoting can be used to disable special treatment for special characters, to prevent reserved words from being recognized as such, and to prevent parameter expansion. Some special characters are: $ ` " !