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Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:15:49 +0100
From: Jon Molin <Jon.Molin@resfeber.se>
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Subject: Re: rm a file named "-l"? ;-)
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use the full path or ./

rm ./-l

/Jon

rene@xs4all.nl wrote:
> 
>  $ 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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