jldupont Asked: 2010-08-03 17:27:50 +0800 CST2010-08-03 17:27:50 +0800 CST 2010-08-03 17:27:50 +0800 CST Question Mark on symlink 772 Why do I get a "?" mark at the end of a symlink sometimes? E.g. lrwxrwxrwx 2 root root 0 1969-12-31 19:00 xyz -> abc? linux symlink 1 Answers Voted Best Answer Dennis Williamson 2010-08-03T18:08:46+08:002010-08-03T18:08:46+08:00 More than likely there's a stray non-printing character at the end of the filename. Use ls -lb to show the character.
More than likely there's a stray non-printing character at the end of the filename. Use
ls -lbto show the character.