[wplug] Dumb question on rm or mv
Bob Schmertz
rschmertz at speakeasy.net
Fri Aug 1 19:17:09 EDT 2003
Russ Schneider incurred the wrath of Bob on Aug 1, by saying
>I mistakenly generated a file name -08-01-2002.sql
>Now, when I try and rm or mv it, I get an error because the system
>thinks it's an option because of the -.
>
>How to I rm this file?
The canonical answer:
rm ./-08-01-2002.sql
The GNU answer:
rm -- -08-01-2002.sql
The n00b answer:
Find a GUI/curses app to do it with.
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Cheers,
Bob Schmertz
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