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Date: Mon, 19 Jul 1999 16:42:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug <doemill@shocking.com>
To: Chris <chrismar@shasta.eclipse.net>
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Subject: Re: whoops, can't remove file :\
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Try this
rm -i *h

the -i asks you if you really want to delete it, in case theres other
inportant files in that directory.


On Mon, 19 Jul 1999, Chris wrote:

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> 
> 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
> 
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> sYxgaphxQULEHPzR7zi/DJKdkkh6MAb25jGPSPqEpKKgCOYYsyXfLRxzW4G16ukQ
> NUdPdKNDPsRCw32Gmh5oBaRilIG51BZG
> =UfYk
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> 
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