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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: The Ineterest Task
Date: 19 Jun 1996 07:38:46 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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Ivan Lebedev (ivan@ricc.alma-ata.su) wrote:
:   Hello to EveryBody!

:  I saw a disscussion about "*" file's name and I found one more problem with
: file's name. If I packing some files with directories by "tar" and write at
: end of the command line "--remove-files" like "tar -cf --remove-files" I got
: a file - archive wich I need but it have name "--remove-files". What I need to
: do with that file for deleting him or renaming. 
:  (I made "cat < --remove-files > x.tar") 
:     Is anyone know another way?

: DiXi

mv ./--remove-files x.tar

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....