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From: Carl Schmidt <carl@slackerbsd.org>
To: Philip Murray <webmaster@open2view.com>
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Subject: Re: Delete a file named "-1.new.new"
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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.
>=20
> 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.
>=20
> How do I delete it?
>=20
> Cheers
>=20
> --
>=20
> Philip Murray
>=20
rm ./-1.new.new
--=20
Carl Schmidt
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We dance like marionettes swaying to the symphony of destruction
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