Re: Deleting weird-named files

[rogerk@queernet.org]

Quoting "Michael D. Crawford" <crawford@goingware.com>:

> You can use "./" to indicate a file in the current directory in a way
> that hides the "--".  So try this:
>
> rm ./--exclude=*.jpg
>
> However, there is also the "*", which might cause complaints from the
> shell.  If that happens, try this:
>
> rm ./--exclude=\*.jpg
>
> I'll send you my bill in the mail ;-)

Most GNU commands, rm included, support "--" as the end of options processing.

So:

   rm -- <anything>

should always work.

   rm -- *
   rm -- --exclude=\*.jpg

etc.