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Re: rm a '-R' file



On Sat, Nov 10, 2001 at 09:17:43PM -0600, Lance Hoffmeyer wrote:
> I have a file that was created called "-R".  How
> do I delete this file?
read "man rm".  "rm -- -R" should do it.

If unsure (like me)
$ mv -- -R xxx
$ ls -l xxx
$ rm xxx

cheers :-)
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