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

[Aaron Maxwell <amax@redsymbol.com>]

Try this:
	rm -- --remove-files

The '--' means 'none of the following arguments are command line 
switches, even if they really look like one.'

best,
Aaron

On Monday 20 August 2001 14:26, 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????