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rtyley / bfg-repo-cleaner

Removes large or troublesome blobs like git-filter-branch does, but faster. And written in Scala
https://rtyley.github.io/bfg-repo-cleaner/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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syntax error if ')' in filename #282

Closed MaxMargolis closed 6 years ago

MaxMargolis commented 6 years ago

I'm trying to delete a file that has parentheses in the filename. I get the following error: syntax error near unexpected token `(' Any suggestions? Thanks!

javabrett commented 6 years ago

Which OS/shell are you using, and have you tried escaping that character, as it is usually shell-special?

MaxMargolis commented 6 years ago

thanks for your follow up! yeah, I sorted it out with some quotes.