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From: Bill Moran <wmoran@collaborativefusion.com>
To: Efren Bravo <efrenba@yahoo.es>
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Subject: Re: rm command problem
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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'

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Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.