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From: msf@wren.cs.rmit.OZ.AU (Michael Fuller)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.shell
Subject: Re: Stupid question...
Summary: Yes, it is stupid, RTFM
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Date: 28 May 91 09:02:49 GMT
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In <29957@hydra.gatech.EDU> gt5223b@prism.gatech.EDU (Doug Berkland) writes:
>Along the lines of hard to remove files... is there any way to remove
>a file beginning with a - ?  Using \- doesn't get it... any ideas?

I really hate to say "RTFM", but...! I quote from the manual entry
for "rm":

	NAME
	     rm, rmdir  - remove (unlink) files or directories

	     SYNOPSIS
		  rm [ -f ] [ -r ] [ -i ] [ - ] file ...

	[deleted]

		The null option - indicates that all the arguments following
		it are to be treated as file names.  This allows the specif-
		                                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
		ication of file names starting with a minus.
		^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

!!!!!!!

Michael Fuller
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