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

On 31/01/07 15:00, Andy said the following:
> On 31/01/07, Will Davies <wmd04r@???> wrote:
>> I have managed to create a file named "-n" without the quotes. Any clues
>> on how to delete it from the command line?
>
> Have you tried:
> rm ./-n
Or

rm nosuch_file -n

'rm' is one of the many commands which, as soon as it sees something on
the command line that isn't an option, assumes that the rest of the line
contains file names. This will complain about not finding nosuch_file
(assuming that it doesn't exist!), but it will still go on to delete the
'-n' file.

Simon



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