Re: Can't delete a file

[Richard.Dansereau@EE.UManitoba.CA]

> 
> I have a file on my machine that I created that begins with a hyphen.
> How can I delete it. rm -test says can't delete est using option -t (or
> whatever). How do I tell it not to use the hyphen as a switch?
> 
> 

The easiest (and more portable since not all versions of rm
include the "--" option) of doing it is:
	rm ./-test

Richard..

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Richard Dansereau
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Electrical and Computer Engineering - University of Manitoba - Canada
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