Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2010 12:08:57 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Rem P Roberti <remegius@comcast.net> Cc: FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Can't remove or move file Message-ID: <20100820170857.GA59371@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> In-Reply-To: <4C6EA6B6.6090307@comcast.net> References: <4C6EA6B6.6090307@comcast.net>
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On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 09:00:54AM -0700, Rem P Roberti wrote: > This is a new one for me. I converted a YouTube selection using > youtube_dl and the file that was created was named -elDeJaPWGg.flv. > When I try to rename it, or delete it, I get an error message thus: > > root@ ~: rm -elDeJaPWGg.flv > rm: illegal option -- e > usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dIPRrvW] file ... > unlink file > > No switch with either the rm or mv command works. What is actually > going on here? Among all the other suggestions this one was missing: rm ./-elDeJaPWGg.flv A similar stunt is required when using less to view +DESC and +CONTENTS files in /var/db/pkg/*/ as the leading plus sign has meaning to less on the command line. less ./+DESC -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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