From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 31 20:14:17 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DB4DF16A404 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:14:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (dsl081-227-250.chi1.dsl.speakeasy.net [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A69913C448 for ; Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:14:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l2VKDZsY040153; Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:13:36 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20070331151239.02578380@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 15:13:21 -0500 To: lalev@uni-svishtov.bg, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <1794.212.25.54.147.1175369763.squirrel@mail.uni-svishtov.b g> References: <1794.212.25.54.147.1175369763.squirrel@mail.uni-svishtov.bg> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: deleting file '--preserve-permissions' X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:14:17 -0000 try: rm -i * only answer y to the one you want deleted. -Derek At 02:36 PM 3/31/2007, lalev@uni-svishtov.bg wrote: >I've made mistake with tar. Something like > >tar cvfz --preserve-permissions home.tgz * > >or > >tar cvfz --preserve-permissions * home.tgz > >As result I have a file with name '--preserve-permissions'. >It seems that it's not easy to delete this file. > >rm '--preserve-permissions' > >does not give the desired result. >What should I do :-) > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >-- >This message has been scanned for viruses and >dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >believed to be clean. >MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.