On 1999-07-04 20:22, Rolf Edlund wrote: > rm -i Backupfiles/--exclude=files.txt There are 2 tricks: 1. rm -i * (say no to everything that you want to keep) 2. rm -- FILE In this case, 2 would work. /Allan -- Allan M. Wind Phone: 781.938.5272 (home) 687 Main Street, 2nd Floor Fax: 781.938.6641 (fax/modem) Woburn, MA 01801 Email: wind@freewwweb.com (home)