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Re: how do i extract a bullet from my foot (tar woes)



On Mon, Aug 20, 2001 at 02:26:37PM -0700, allen wayne best just ramblin in his amx wrote:
> hello:
> 
> i have managed to insert a bullet in my poda courtesy of tar and my 
> ineptness!  that is, i did:
> 
> 	tar -cvIf --remove-files /tmp/foo.tz /opt/tmp
> 
> silly me filled up my current directory with a file called "--remove-files". 
> my question is: how the heck to i get rid of this beast????
> 
rm -- --remove-files
(-- turns the option processing off - man getopt)
					Miso&Frankie
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as smart as men but that we will meanwhile agree to meet
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