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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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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
Just like the pied piper led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes swaying to the symphony of destruction
http://slackerbsd.org/

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