[Gllug] help deleting file

salsaman salsaman at xs4all.nl
Fri Feb 17 19:51:09 UTC 2006


Ben Fitzgerald wrote:

>On Fri, Feb 17, 2006 at 08:31:58PM +0100, salsaman wrote:
>  
>
>>Dylan wrote:
>>
>>    
>>
>>>On Friday 17 February 2006 19:26, salsaman wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>I have a file called:
>>>>
>>>>-==  OEM Radio  ==-  Original electronic music from established and
>>>>undiscovered musicians around the world.  Brought to you by Dub
>>>>Beautiful Collective..mp3
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>I want to delete it, but every time I try, I get the message:
>>>>        
>>>>
>
>man rm:
>
>To  remove  a file whose name starts with a `-', for example
>    `-foo', use one of these commands:
>
>	rm -- -foo
>	rm ./-foo
>
>Often -- is a way to say "end of flags, any - after this is an
>argument".
>
>You may need to combine -- with double quotes as your filename contains
>spaces.
>
>ben.
>
>  
>
Thanks !

Gabriel.

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