Re: problem removing a file

["Roderick Cummings" <debian_user@hotmail.com>]

> From: "Adrian Bolzan" <Adrian.Bolzan@aot.com.au>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: problem removing a file
> Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:24:11 +1000
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a file that has been named "--absolute-paths" (no
> quotes).  It looks like it was created when one of our
> sysadmins was testing a burt backup routine.
>
> It is about 650MB and I need to remove it.
> However, I cannot remove the file as the rm command
> thinks it is an option!  nor can I rename it with mv.
>
> any help would be appreciated...
>
> thanks,
>
> adrian


go to the directory it is in, do:
rm ./--absolute-paths

or do its full pathname



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