[Gllug] help deleting file

[Ben Fitzgerald]

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.

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