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12-07-2005
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Problem deleting file with special character
I'm having problems deleting a file with a special character and I'm hoping that somebody here can help. The file "-osample1.c" will not remove from my directory. Here is an example of what happens. Any ideas would be appreciated.
> ls *sample1* ls: illegal option -- . usage: ls -1ARadeCxmnlogrtucpFLbqisf [files] > ls -osample1.o demo_proc.mk makefile test.sh test1.c test1.o testing asdf.log inst scripts test1 test1.lis test1.pc > rm *sample1* rm: illegal option -- o rm: illegal option -- s rm: illegal option -- a rm: illegal option -- m rm: illegal option -- p rm: illegal option -- l rm: illegal option -- e rm: illegal option -- 1 rm: illegal option -- . rm: illegal option -- o Usage: rm [-Rfir] file ... > rm -osample1.o rm: illegal option -- o rm: illegal option -- s rm: illegal option -- a rm: illegal option -- m rm: illegal option -- p rm: illegal option -- l rm: illegal option -- e rm: illegal option -- 1 rm: illegal option -- . rm: illegal option -- o Usage: rm [-Rfir] file ... 
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From man sh
Code:
-- A -- signals the end of options and disables further option
processing. Any arguments after the -- are treated as file-
names and arguments. An argument of - is equivalent to --.
Code:
sh-2.05b$ touch -- -123 sh-2.05b$ ls -l -- -123 -rw-r--r-- 1 abcdefgh g900 0 Dec 7 07:17 -123 sh-2.05b$ rm -- -123 sh-2.05b$ ls -l -- -123 ls: -123: No such file or directory sh-2.05b$
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Thanks for the help Vino!
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