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From: scrantr@ix.netcom.com (Richard Scranton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: dummy question
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 96 20:26:11 GMT
Organization: LDA Systems, Columbus
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References: <53mfdu$1iv@wa4phy.async.com> <53oncv$fi5@newshost.lanl.gov>
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> In article <53mfdu$1iv@wa4phy.async.com>,
> S.W. Drinkard <sam@wa4phy.async.com> wrote:
> = 
> = Ok, I'm not exactly a newbie, but I created a file with a filename of
> = "--remove-files" due to a blunder of the fingers.  SysV would let me 
> = remove it in quotes, or by matching a wildcard patern.  I tried every
> = combination of rm/mv/whatever short of the 45-cal pistol.  How does 
> = *bsd do it?
> 
> 
You have two easy choices:
rm ./--remove-files
rm -i *remove-files
Either one will do the job for you.
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Richard Scranton - LDA Systems, Columbus
scrantr@ix.netcom.com