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mcclnx mcc

15 Dec 2009 15 Dec '09

2:47 p.m.

i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -i *

rm --filename

rm "--filename"

rm '--filename'

any ideal?

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Eero Volotinen

15 Dec 15 Dec

2:49 p.m.

On 12/15/09 3:47 PM, mcclnx mcc wrote:

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -i *

rm --filename

rm --filename

rm "--filename"

rm '--filename'

any ideal?

try rm -- --filename

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Marcelo Roccasalva

2:49 p.m.

2009/12/15 mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw:

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -- --filename

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John Doe

2:58 p.m.

From: mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work: rm -i * rm --filename rm --filename rm "--filename" rm '--filename' any ideal?

$ rm -- "--filename"

Paul Bijnens

3:11 p.m.

On 2009-12-15 14:47, mcclnx mcc wrote:

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -i * rm --filename rm --filename rm "--filename" rm '--filename'

any ideal?

rm -- --filename rm ./--filename

(the last one works also for the few commands that do not have "--" to signal end of options)

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Rudi Ahlers

3:11 p.m.

2009/12/15 mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw:

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -i *

rm --filename

rm --filename

rm "--filename"

rm '--filename'

any ideal?

rm ./--filename

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Robert Heller

3:43 p.m.

At Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:47:45 +0800 (CST) CentOS mailing list centos@centos.org wrote:

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -i *

rm --filename

rm --filename

rm "--filename"

rm '--filename'

any ideal?

On *any* UNIX system (this *always* works):

rm ./--filename

Using GNU File Tools (this should work under CentOS):

rm -- --filename

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Kwan Lowe

5:17 p.m.

2009/12/15 mcclnx mcc mcclnx@yahoo.com.tw:

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i have file on CENTOS 4.6 and I tried to delete it failed. I have been tried following way but NOT work:

rm -i *

rm --filename

rm --filename

rm "--filename"

rm '--filename'

any ideal?

Many ways to do it.. The method I prefer:

List your files by inum: ls -i

Find the inum associated with the file you want to delete. Then:

find /path/to/containing/dir -inum 12345 -exec rm {} ;

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Eero Volotinen
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