filename with '-'

[JD]

Hello,

I have a filename starting with '-' on my system (saved webpage).
How do I remove such a file? All commands I know interpret the '-' as a
command-line option.

Thanks

[Felix M. Palmen]

* JD <j...@something.com>:

> I have a filename starting with '-' on my system (saved webpage).
> How do I remove such a file? All commands I know interpret the '-' as a
> command-line option.

This is kind of a unix shell faq ;)

Include two dashes (--) in your command line. after Them, nothing is
interpreted as an option.

Greetings, Felix

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Felix M. Palmen wrote:
> * JD <j...@something.com>:
> > I have a filename starting with '-' on my system (saved webpage).
> > How do I remove such a file? All commands I know interpret the '-' as a
> > command-line option.
>
> This is kind of a unix shell faq ;)
>
> Include two dashes (--) in your command line. after Them, nothing is
> interpreted as an option.

That's not entirely true.

/Some/ utilities recognize the double dash option (--) as an "end of
options" marker, but some do not.

In any case, it is always safe to use a qualified path that /does not/
start with a dash to access (i.e. delete, copy, etc) files who's names
start with a dash

Thus, instead of
rm -.txt
use
rm ./-.txt
or
rm /full/path/to/-.txt

This works in /all/ shell environments, with /all/ utilities, whether
they recognize the double dash option or not.

HTH
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Lew