Ahhh...that's the ticket!
Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
-----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of John R. Dennison Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:48 AM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Removing a file that starts with dashes
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:44:57AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
How can I remove this file?
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
I've tried a few different methods, but most attempts interprets the file name as a switch (which it doesn't understand).
rm -- --backup=numbered
-- stops the processing of command line arguments so any file name
after will
be interpreted literally.
John-- "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its
joy."
~~ Leo Buscaglia