My problem is that I am trying to delete them, but can't figure out how to delete these files. Everything I try, I get the same msg: [eric@apollo mysql]$ rm '-N=2007-11-08' rm: invalid option -- N Try `rm --help' for more information.
I have tried single quotes, double quotes, escaping it with a \ and still get the same error.
Any ideas / suggestions?
rm -- -N=2007-11-08
The -- tells (most?) programs to stop processing options. This is listed as an example in the rm man page, so you should know that, right? I mean, you *did* read the man page....
Actually, yes - I have read the man page for rm many times before, but I guess I just missed / forgot that section. To be honest, I had no idea that -- will tell most programs to stop processing options.
Of course, now that everyone has spelled it out for me, I went back to the man page and it was plainly obvious.
Thanks again!
Eric