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From: jbm@uncle.UUCP (John B. Milton)
Newsgroups: unix-pc.general,comp.sys.att
Subject: Re: Problem removing a file
Message-ID: <472@uncle.UUCP>
Date: 30 Jan 89 01:35:53 GMT
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In article <695@flatline.UUCP> erict@flatline.UUCP (j eric townsend) writes:
[ made a filed name -ef, can't remove it]

rm, like most utilities uses getopt(3) to get the switches from the command
line. A quick look at the man page will give youyour answer. If you put an
option "--" on the command line, getopt will stop looking at switches.
What you want is:
rm -- -ef

Ouch, too simple. The -- feature is very valuable with grep:

grep -- -rf script

John

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