SUMMARY: How to rm files starting with a -

From: system PRIVILEGED account <root_at_borg.med.ecu.edu>
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 1996 14:30:51 -0500

Thanks to: feick_at_MasPar.COM
            juan_at_cinelli.physics.mcgill.ca
            kit_at_reston.ans.net
            pas_at_keokuk.unh.edu
            woody_at_gergu3.tamu.edu
            root_at_net.bluemoon.net
            spider_at_umd5.umd.edu
            alex_at_samwise.cis.upenn.edu
            c.i.dalton_at_bangor.ac.uk
            probertm_at_sdc.ucsb.edu
            yanowitz_at_eternity.cs.umass.edu
            miguel_at_apex.ccs.yorku.ca

        and to all the people who respond after I post this summary.

The answer of couse is to type "man rm" :)

        Two possibilities:

        rm ./-whatever

        and rm -- -filename

Apologies for posting a simple generic UNIX question to this list.


        Could someone direct me to a good UNIX FAQ (I do not
have USENET access)

Regards

Martyn White
Received on Thu Jan 18 1996 - 21:03:57 NZDT