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#! rnews 1070 bsd Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!nntp.coast.net!news-peer.gsl.net!news.gsl.net!hammer.uoregon.edu!csulb.edu!news.sgi.com!mr.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!netcom.com!jlemon From: jlemon@netcom.com (Jonathan Lemon) Subject: Re: dummy question Message-ID: <jlemonDzvD6K.1HH@netcom.com> Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest) References: <53mfdu$1iv@wa4phy.async.com> <53nf8l$kaa@Symiserver2.symantec.com> <32714A6E.15FB7483@connect.ie> Date: Sat, 26 Oct 1996 06:11:08 GMT Lines: 10 Sender: jlemon@netcom22.netcom.com >> In <53mfdu$1iv@wa4phy.async.com>, sam@wa4phy.async.com (S.W. Drinkard) writes: >> >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? rm ./--remove-files -- Jonathan