[Gllug] Deleting files starting with -

[Jonathan Dye]

Chris Ball wrote:
>>> On 2002-12-04, Jonathan Dye
> <jonathan.dye at automationpartnership.com> said:
> 
>    > Hi, Can anyone tell me how I can delete files that start with a
> - ? 
> 
> rm(1) - and lots of GNU utils - have a signifier of '--' to show the
> end of the option switches.  So, rm -- --help should do you.

I remember that now you've pointed it out :-)

> There's also rm ./--help. 

duh, of course, I should have thought of that!

Thanks,

JD

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