Creating a bogus directory

[MJ WESTKAMPER]

I am running the following script, mkrepository, to create a local yum
repository.
I have applied the latest updates.
I am running the smp kernel .2149 on a 2 x 1.0 Ghz Genuine intel system
known to work with MS Win2k adn RH9 without problems.

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#!/bin/bash

mkdir /home/mirror
mkdir /home/mirror/yum-repository
mkdir /home/mirror/yum-repository/fedora
mkdir /home/mirror/yum-repository/fedora/base
mkdir /home/mirror/yum-repository/fedora/updates

/usr/bin/rsync --verbose --progress --stats --archive --partial --exclude
SRPMS/ --exclude dosutils/ --exclude images/ --exclude isolinux/
mirrors.kernel.org::fedora/core/1/i386/os/
/home/mirror/yum-repository/fedora/base/

/usr/bin/rsync --verbose --progress --stats --archive --delete --exclude
debug/ --exclude SRPMS/ --partial
mirrors.kernel.org::fedora/core/updates/1/i386/
/home/mirror/yum-repository/fedora/updates/

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The results are below - Please note the problem is noted at the mkdir in
line 1 - the file /r does not exist.

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[root at TestServer home]# ./mkrepository
mkdir: cannot create directory `\r': File exists
MOTD:
MOTD:   Welcome to the Linux Kernel Archive.
MOTD:
MOTD:   Due to U.S. Exports Regulations, all cryptographic software on this
MOTD:   site is subject to the following legal notice:
MOTD:
MOTD:   This site includes publicly available encryption source code
MOTD:   which, together with object code resulting from the compiling of
MOTD:   publicly available source code, may be exported from the United
MOTD:   States under License Exception "TSU" pursuant to 15 C.F.R. Section
MOTD:   740.13(e).
MOTD:
MOTD:   This legal notice applies to cryptographic software only.
MOTD:   Please see the Bureau of Industry and Security,
MOTD:   http://www.bis.doc.gov/ for more information about current
MOTD:   U.S. regulations.
MOTD:

receiving file list ...
3835 files to consider
created directory /home/mirror/yum-repository/fedora/base/
./
Fedora/
Fedora/RPMS/
Fedora/RPMS/4Suite-1.0-0.0.a3.i386.rpm
Fedora/base/
SRPMS -> ../../SRPMS
headers/

(The process goes to completion)

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The file structure ends up looking like this:

/home
  ?                     ; A bogus directory - empty
  mirror                ; correct
    yum-repository      ; correct
       fedora           ; correct
          base          ; correct
             ?          ; bogus directory - contains the contents
transferred by rsync
          update        ; correct
             ?          ; bogus directory - contains the contents
transferred by rsync

The bogus directory has a label 0x000d. It is interperted as a /r by the
command line processor and appears as a ? on ls.


Any help would be appreciated.


Mike