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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 22:56:02 +0100
From: Francesco Casadei <fcasadei@inwind.it>
To: Jim McIver <jmciver@lmtribune.com>
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Subject: Re: directory
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On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 01:46:17PM +0000, Jim McIver wrote:
> Downloaded a couple of *.tar files from the FreeBSD webpage.
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> Extract with the tar -xvf command and they created the following=20
> directory:
> /pub/FreeBSD/branches/-current/ports/misc/......
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> Anyway, I'm unable to cd into the -current directory to run the=20
> makefile. How do I cd to a -minus directory?
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> man pages indicate I can remove a directory and it's contents, but to=20
> see the rm(1) command.
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> When I try to do a "man rm(1)" it won't work either.
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> Any suggestions?
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> Jim McIver
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Use the escape character: cd \-current

man rm
(whitout parenthesis)

	Francesco Casadei

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