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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msunews!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!news.sprintlink.net!gatekeeper.cognos.com!curriek From: curriek@Cognos.COM (Kevin Currie) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd Subject: Re: HELP!! how do you delete... Date: 10 Feb 1995 17:27:29 GMT Organization: Cognos Incorporated, Ottawa CANADA Lines: 16 Message-ID: <3hg7m1$lb0@gatekeeper.cognos.com> References: <3hfagp$fiv@villa.fc.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: pilot.cognos.com X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Steve Gibson (ares@freeside.fc.net) wrote: : Help! I'm a unix novice as will probably become painfully obvious in : reading this next question. How does one delete a file that starts with : a "-"? The 'rm' command won't accept it since it uses the "-" to denote : whatever feature you want to turn on... So, there has to be a way to get : rid of these files! Please help! : -Steve Gibson : -ares@freeside.fc.com On some unicies you can try "rm ./-filenametodelete".... -- | Think for yourself... then Decide... |----------------------------- | Ignorance breeds Arrogance... | curriek@cognos.com | A4K/WE40/40/NetBSD/Emplant |Silicon Valley NORTH, Canada