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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: dummy question
Date: 14 Oct 1996 10:41:59 GMT
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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In article <N.101396.162611.72@scrantr>,
scrantr@ix.netcom.com (Richard Scranton) writes:
> You have two easy choices:
> rm ./--remove-files
> rm -i *remove-files
> Either one will do the job for you.
Except of course for the second one. You mean rm -ir . Why does everyone
think that using wild cards will make a difference ?
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....