Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 06:22:14 GMT From: "Adil F. Mamedov" <adilm@risk.az> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/82721: rm doesn't remove file with name, which is like flag for the command (-l, -a...) Message-ID: <200506280622.j5S6MEqY001328@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200506280630.j5S6UJUJ054571@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 82721
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: rm doesn't remove file with name, which is like flag for the command (-l, -a...)
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-bugs
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue Jun 28 06:30:18 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Adil F. Mamedov
>Release: 5.3
>Organization:
R.I.S.K Company, Baku, Azerbaijan.
>Environment:
FreeBSD myhostname 5.3-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE #0: Tue Mar 1 19:11:54 AZT 2005 ejik@myhostname:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
>Description:
I found a file with name "-l" in my home directory. When i try to delete it or rename it, i get error:
ejik-/home/ejik# rm "-l"
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
ejik-/home/ejik# rm -l
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
ejik-/home/ejik# mv "-l" l
mv: illegal option -- l
usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory
ejik-/home/ejik# mv -l l
mv: illegal option -- l
usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory
ejik-/home/ejik# mv '-l' l
mv: illegal option -- l
usage: mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source target
mv [-f | -i | -n] [-v] source ... directory
ejik-/home/ejik# rm '-l'
rm: illegal option -- l
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
ejik-/home/ejik#
>How-To-Repeat:
echo > -l - This creates the file
Then just try to delete, or move it...
>Fix:
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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