Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 09:08:21 +0200 From: Gunnar Flygt <gunnar@pluto.sr.se> To: "Korchagin, Dmitry" <sting@hippo.ru> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: Deadless file Message-ID: <19990820090821.B24329@sr.se> In-Reply-To: <000f01beeade$f28515c0$0201a8c0@sting.grata.hippo.ru>; from Korchagin, Dmitry on Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 11:37:37AM %2B0400 References: <000f01beeade$f28515c0$0201a8c0@sting.grata.hippo.ru>
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On Fri, Aug 20, 1999 at 11:37:37AM +0400, Korchagin, Dmitry wrote:
> Hello & Help!
>
> I have created file with name "-z" in mistake and can't remove it.
>
> $ ls
> -z
> $ rm -z
> rm: illegal option -- z
>
> How can I remove such files?
Start using the man pages! It's a real good source for knowledge! From
the man page for rm:
The rm command uses getopt(3) to parse its arguments, which allows it to
accept the `--' option which will cause it to stop processing flag op-
tions at that point. This will allow the removal of file names that be-
gin with a dash (`-'). For example:
rm -- -filename
So in your case `rm -- -z` would do the trick
--
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regards, Gunnar ---_ \<,_
email: flygt@sr.se ---- (_)/ (_)
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