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From: jeff@quark.WV.TEK.COM (Jeff Beadles;X2568;61-215)
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Subject: Re: Ugly file name
Keywords: rm cat mv regexp
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Date: 17 May 89 02:47:23 GMT
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In article <448@hsi86.hsi.UUCP> derek@hsi86.UUCP (Derek Lee-Wo) writes:
>This doesn't work for filenames that start with a minus. eg -badfile
>Anyone know how to erase such files with whipping up a short C program?

[ I removed comp.unix.wizards, it doesn't apply... ]

Most versions of rm will allow this to work:

rm - -badfile

The single '-' says "No more command options"  To use other command
options, use something like:

rm -f - -badfile

	-Jeff

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