UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers

$ touch -- -f\ still\ f
$ ls -l
total 0
-rw-r--r-- 1 sysadmin None 0 Oct 29 10:12 -f still f

$ rm "-f still f" 
rm: invalid option --  
Try `rm ./'-f still f'' to remove the file `-f still f'.
Try `rm --help' for more information.

$ rm -- -f still f 
rm: cannot remove `-f': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `still': No such file or directory
rm: cannot remove `f': No such file or directory

$ rm -- "-f still f"

$ ls -l
total 0
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