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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:12:15 +0100
From: rene@xs4all.nl
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Subject: rm a file named "-l"? ;-)
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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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