On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 02:05:08PM -0700, benfell at parts-unknown.org wrote: > On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:51:41AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote: > > rm: unrecognized option `--backup=numbered' > > Try `rm ./'--backup=numbered'' to remove the file `--backup=numbered'. > > This is what's worked for me. I know the double dash is supposed to > stop interpretation of arguments, but it hasn't worked for me. I do not post solutions unless they work: tty3 jrd at frodo:/tmp/jrd$ ls -l total 0 -rw-rw-r--. 1 jrd jrd 0 Apr 2 16:14 --silly-file-name tty3 jrd at frodo:/tmp/jrd$ rm -- --silly-file-name rm: remove regular empty file `--silly-file-name'? y tty3 jrd at frodo:/tmp/jrd$ ls tty3 jrd at frodo:/tmp/jrd$ What shell are you using? Perhaps that is interfering. John -- The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect. -- Adam Osborne (1939-2003), American entrepreneur -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 198 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20140402/2f51adc4/attachment-0005.sig>