Re: Deleting Files beginning with -
On Thu, 8 May 2003, Kay-Michael Voit wrote:
> 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?
use -i to ask rm to confirm it before it deletes something you didnt want
to have deleted
use the leading 2 chars "./" to tell rm only do it in this directory
add/subtract \ ' " as needed
rm -i ./-sillyfile.with.nospaces
rm -i ./-"silly file with spaces"
rm -i "more files with spaces"
rm -i 'more files here too'
rm -i ./-"john's documents"
-or-
rm -i ./-"john\'s documents"
... endless whacky combinations of all the 255 "Characters" ...
when doing wierd stuff... do it safely ...
if yoou do an ooops.. hope you made backups first, before deleting whacky
stuff
c ya
alvin
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