You might try the synonymous syntax "*.*.*" -- chances are that will work because . isn't a special shell character as ; is. paul -----Original Message----- From: owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE [mailto:owner-hecnet at Update.UU.SE] On Behalf Of Sampsa Laine Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 2:24 PM To: hecnet at Update.UU.SE Subject: [HECnet] Noob questions #43: DEL *.*;* using FTP How do I do a DELETE *.*;* over FTP? The stupid client or server keeps sticking ^ chars in the filename so it breaks. I tried DISABLE PARSE, no luck. Sampsa.