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Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 12:42:41 -0700
From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net>
To: Mac <mac@ngo.org.uk>
Cc: pedro@hci.com.mx, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Erasing files ...
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On Mon, Jul 03, 2000 at 10:26:06AM +0100, Mac wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Pedro Hernandez Wrote
> > Thanks Jonathan, Ian, and Matthew:
> > 
> > I've just found solution with   find / -name "-z" -delete.
> > 
> > Your way didn't function Ian, but thank you anyway.
> 
> 
> Here's the real way, and it works on all forms of UNIX, no need for
> special 'find' command options (or special 'rm' options, which are
> (IMHO) a complete abomnination)
> 
> 
> Just use the FULL path name.
> 
> So to remove '-z' in the root directory use:-
> 
> 
> 	rm /-z
> 
> or, more generally, if you're in a directory with a file named '-dfg'
> use:-
> 
> 	rm ./-dfg

I've always been partial to,

  rm -- -dfg

-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@alum.mit.edu


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