Re: [ProgSoc] Funny files..

["gleNN!" <glennw@nospam.vma.tabnsw.com.au>]

rm ./\-123

Mike Abdow wrote:

> Check this out..
>
> myke@nospam.geryon [~/crap] 69 $ls
> -123
>
> myke@nospam.geryon [~/crap] 70 $rm -123
> rm: invalid option -- 1
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
>
> myke@nospam.geryon [~/crap] 71 $rm "-123"
> rm: invalid option -- 1
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
>
> myke@nospam.geryon [~/crap] 71 $rm '-123'
> rm: invalid option -- 1
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
>
> myke@nospam.geryon [~/crap] 72 $rm \-123
> rm: invalid option -- 1
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
>
> If you're wondering how you can create such a file in the first place,
> well just edit a file with pico, and save it with the name -123. Now, my
> problem is, how do I remove it?
>
> I know I can just 'cd ..' a level and 'rm -r crap', but this isn't what I
> want to do (what if a file like this is in one's home directory?)
>
> Any takers?



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