Re: how can you delete chars w/ ---

[Johann Koenig <explosive@att.net>]

On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 12:02:01 +0800
Louie Miranda <louie@axishift.ath.cx> wrote:

> How can you delete a file with -- on the first part.
> 
> ex: --exclude=oldwebsite
> 
> Its sitting on harddrive for weeks now..
> 
> webdev:/tmp/ww# rm -f "--exclude\=oldwebsite"
> rm: unrecognized option `--exclude\=oldwebsite'
> Try `rm --help' for more information.

jkoenig@note:~$ touch -- --file
jkoenig@note:~$ ls 
--file
<snip unnecessary file listing>
jkoenig@note:~$ rm -- --file 
jkoenig@note:~$ ls
<snip unnecessary file listing>
jkoenig@note:~$ 

the -- option tells it there will be no more options. See the man page
for more details.
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