Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 17:44:46 -0600 From: Tony Kemp <tkemp@hmd.com> To: Chris <chrismar@shasta.eclipse.net>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: whoops, can't remove file :\ Message-ID: <v04020a0ab3b967a78bd8@[207.173.216.195]> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9907191940200.23047-100000@shasta.eclipse.net>
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With rm or mv you can use -- to get rid of or rename files with dashes in front of them. Ex: you have a filename called -h type: rm -- -h to remove it or type: mv -- -h h renames it to h instead of -h. At 7:42 PM -0400 7/19/1999, Chris wrote: >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >Dumb 'ol me accidently created a file with a leading - and now I can't get >rid of it because rm tells me "invalid option". > >ex- > >chrismar@stupid /home > rm -rf -h >rm: invalid option -- h >Try `rm --help' for more information. > >Any ideas? > >Chris > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: 2.6.2 > >iQB1AwUBN5O3y/bh8rV07zbRAQEBbgMAk8PPX3C8qPE8jNBTapX4EAnGHynDcH9J >sYxgaphxQULEHPzR7zi/DJKdkkh6MAb25jGPSPqEpKKgCOYYsyXfLRxzW4G16ukQ >NUdPdKNDPsRCw32Gmh5oBaRilIG51BZG >=UfYk >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message Tony Kemp --- Graphic Designer & System Administrator Huddleston Malone Design 56 Exchange Place, Salt Lake City, UT 84111 Phone: 801.595.6808 Fax: 801.595.6841 http://www.hmd.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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