rm -f "\--backup=numered" Regards Roberto -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Frank M. Ramaekers Sent: miércoles, 02 de abril de 2014 11:45 To: centos at centos.org Subject: [CentOS] Removing a file that starts with dashes 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). TIA, Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. | Systems Programmer | Information Technology | American Income Life Insurance Company | 254-761-6649 _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos