[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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