Re: Deleting Files beginning with -

[Nick Hastings <hastings@bmail.kek.jp>]

Hi,

* Kay-Michael Voit <debian@voits.net> [030508 17:38]:
> Hi,
> I have a file beginning with "-". If I try to delete ist, rm says
> "invalid option". Same thing when I set " or '. How can I delete it?

There have already suggested

rm -- -thefile
rm "-thefile"

The first works, another is specifying the path, eg:

rm ./-thefile

Cheers,

Nick.

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