Ahhh...that's the ticket!
Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of John R. Dennison
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:48 AM
> To: centos@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Removing a file that starts with dashes
>
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:44:57AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> > How can I remove this file?
> >
> > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
> >
> >
> >
> > I've tried a few different methods, but most attempts interprets the
> > file name as a switch (which it doesn't understand).
>
> rm -- --backup=numbered
>
> -- stops the processing of command line arguments so any file name
after will
> be interpreted literally.
>
>
>
>
> John
> --
> "Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its
joy."
>
> ~~ Leo Buscaglia
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