You can also put your file name in single quotes rm '- - exclude' A third option if the directory is small, is rm -i * and answer n to everything but the file you want to remove.
-----Original Message----- From: Brian Ashe [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 3:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Remove --exclude Chris Mason, On Thursday January 16, 2003 03:20, Chris Mason wrote: > How do you remove a file called --exclude from the bash shell? > > [root@non htdocs]# rm \-\-exclude > rm: unrecognized option `--exclude' > > > I can't find a way to exclude the "-" character Try... rm -- --exclude The "--" in a command tells the command there are no more flags. -- Brian Ashe CTO Dee-Web Software Services, LLC. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.dee-web.com/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
