Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 18:30:09 -0400 From: Carl Schmidt <carl@slackerbsd.org> To: Philip Murray <webmaster@open2view.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Delete a file named "-1.new.new" Message-ID: <20010911183009.D42438@slackerbsd.org> In-Reply-To: <000901c13a65$6c984170$0500a8c0@SPARLAK> References: <000901c13a65$6c984170$0500a8c0@SPARLAK>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Tue, Sep 11, 2001 at 01:59:42PM +1200, Philip Murray wrote: > A file mistakenly got named like the above, however Bash, Tcsh, Csh and Sh > can't seem to delete it. > > I've tried escaping the - and tried wildcards with "*new". I either get -1 > isn't a valid option, or it can't find the file. > > How do I delete it? > > Cheers > > -- > > Philip Murray > rm ./-1.new.new -- Carl Schmidt Just like the pied piper led rats through the streets We dance like marionettes swaying to the symphony of destruction http://slackerbsd.org/ [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGPfreeware 5.0i for non-commercial use MessageID: tC+XzoEOVQ6oXh18yRSG0aFz7a11YMz0 iQA/AwUBO56QbywXrqm5p/cQEQKipQCg9dWiVfYNFxMBLoB/82lE5K8PV9UAnRrK Bx3QrIx2IX/eStSjRRbrVmp/ =L83u -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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