What does this mean? #red.txt#

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#1

I have a /home/xx/zz/red.txt file,
in /home I made a symbolic link to this red.txt file
I edited the red.txt file before with vi en emacs.

Now I notice a #red.txt# file. In the same directory I later created the red.txt again
And now I have #red.txt# and red.txt in the same directory.
I remember #red.txt# was a file that I used before.

This file cannot be edited with vi…if i try to change with vi no problem, but if I try to save: error message no file name.

  1. What do the # # mean?
  2. How can I delete it, $ rm #red.txt# gives the error
    message missing operand.

Many thanks for answering.

#2

AFAIK it’s an emergency save. If you know your original is sound, you can safely delete it. Otherwise it should be picked up next time you open the main file.

#3

In the shell (bash) a # means that the rest of the line is comment. So the command then is

rm

I think you will understand that there is no operand there and *rm *needs at least one operand.
Try

rm '#red.txt#'

And when you have some time left, read a bit in

man bash

and/or search for a shell tutorial in the web.