Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 17:58:26 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Efren Bravo <efrenba@yahoo.es> Cc: freeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: rm command problem Message-ID: <45390032.8000909@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <20061020123038.2dc602f3.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com> References: <20061020162119.49001.qmail@web25221.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <20061020123038.2dc602f3.wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
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Bill Moran wrote: >In response to Efren Bravo <efrenba@yahoo.es>: > > > >>Hi, >> >>Accidentally I've created a file called -exclude >>and now I cann't delete it. >> >>I tried with: >> >>rm -exclude and rm *exclude but it returns this: >> >>rm: illegal option -- - >>usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dIPRrvW] file ... >> unlink file >> >>How can I delete it? >> >> > >rm \-exclude or rm '-exclude' > > > Or even rm ./-exclude --Alex
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