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Date:      Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:50:42 +0200
From:      "albi@scii.nl" <albi@scii.nl>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: removing file '-D'
Message-ID:  <20050906125042.7a24bfeb.albi@scii.nl>
In-Reply-To: <431D72E5.8060800@locolomo.org>
References:  <431D72E5.8060800@locolomo.org>

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On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:43:49 +0200
Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> wrote:

> using dvrecv (dvts) with the documented -D option did not indicate the 
> desired device but rather created a file with the name -D. Now I can't 
> get rid of it, using csh, bash or sh:
> 
> Specifying:
> 
> $ rm -D
> rm: illegal option -- D
> $ rm "-D"
> rm: illegal option -- D
> $ rm '-D'
> rm: illegal option -- D
> $ rm \-D
> rm: illegal option -- D
> $ rm '\-D'
> rm: \-D: No such file or directory
> $ rm "\-D"
> rm: \-D: No such file or directory

are you sure it's not " -D" (with space) ? 

i just created a file called -D and this removes it :
rm -- "-D"

(and you can also try midnight commander in those cases :)


-- 
grtjs, albi
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