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Date: Wed, 22 Apr 1998 10:52:04 -0400
From: Randall Hopper <rhh@ct.picker.com>
To: Andrew <andrew@iaccess.com.au>, Randy Katz <randyk@ccsales.com>,
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Subject: Re: How To Delete Certain Files
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Andrew:
 |Randy Katz <randyk@ccsales.com>:
 |>Hello,
 |>
 |>I have files that are named:
 |>
 |>-p
 |>--exclude
 |>
 |>How would I go about removing them?
 |
 |try this
 |
 |rm -rf "--exclude"
 |rm -rf "-p"


I don't think this will work.  What you want is:

     rm -- --exclude -p

"--" terminates argument processing so that "rm" doesn't think anything
else after that beginning with a "-" is an option.  This should work with
most system commands.

Alternatively, change the filename so that it doesn't start with a -.  E.g.:

     rm ./--exclude ./-p

Another option.  Put a filename that "doesn't" begin with a dash (possibly)
before the ones that do.  E.g.:

     rm abcdef --exclude -p

Randall



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