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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 ...

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 --.

Look at this

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$

Worked like a charm Thanks for the help Vino!