Re: [Hampshire] how do I delete a file named -n

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Author: Hugo Mills
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Subject: Re: [Hampshire] how do I delete a file named -n

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On Wed, Jan 31, 2007 at 02:43:59PM +0000, Will Davies wrote:
> I have managed to create a file named "-n" without the quotes. Any clues
> on how to delete it from the command line?
> I've tried
> rm -n
> rm "-n"
> rm '-n'
> rm `-n`


A third option is probably:

rm -- -n

(where the -- indicates "end of options")

Hugo.

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