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From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>
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Subject: Re: rm command problem
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Bill Moran wrote:

>In response to Efren Bravo <efrenba@yahoo.es>:
>
>  
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>>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?
>>    
>>
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>rm \-exclude or rm '-exclude'
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>
Or even rm ./-exclude

--Alex