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Re: Remove file resulting from ls|tail -1



Claudius Hubig [2013-07-19 21:15:35 +02:00] wrote:

> $ rm -i "$(ls | tail -1)"

When the file list is unknown (i.e., comes from a variable or pipe etc.)
it is often a good idea to separete options and filenames with the
pseudo-option "--":

    $ rm -i -- "$(ls | tail -1)"

This way filenames which look like options won't be used as options.

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