rm: unrecognized option `--backup=numbered' Try `rm ./'--backup=numbered'' to remove the file `--backup=numbered'. Try `rm --help' for more information. Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. > -----Original Message----- > From: centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:centos-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of Laurent Wandrebeck > Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:48 AM > To: CentOS mailing list > Subject: Re: Removing a file that starts with dashes > > > "Frank M. Ramaekers" <FRamaekers@xxxxxxxxxx> a écrit : > > > How can I remove this file? > > > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered > rm "--backup=numbered" > > HTH, > Laurent. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos