Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:12:15 +0100 From: rene@xs4all.nl To: questions@freebsd.org Subject: rm a file named "-l"? ;-) Message-ID: <20011217111215.I21241@xs4all.nl>
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$ ls
-l data.rawish
-s exec
data procmail
$ rm -l
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
$ rm '-l'
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
$ rm "-l"
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
$ rm \-l
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
Can anyone tell me how to escape the '-' correctly, please?
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