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Re: [OT] Linux snafoo

• Posted by Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Feb 25, 2003
• 450 views

Now I remember. "--" signifies the end of the options. The rest are files or
other stuff.

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cheers,
Derek Parnell
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Haberek" <g.haberek at comcast.net>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Subject: Re: [OT] Linux snafoo


>
> thanks Carl!  rm -- -xvz.tgz worked! odd though, I thought -- was for
parameters, dunno.. I
> guess I'm still new
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Carl W. <euphoria at cyreksoft.yorks.com>
> To: EUforum <EUforum at topica.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:24 AM
> Subject: Re: [OT] Linux snafoo
>
>
> Greg Haberek wrote:
>
> > i've tried all these:
> >
> > rm -xvz.tgz
> > rm "-xvz.tgz"
> > rm *.tgz    -- only .tgz file in the directory
> > mv -xvz.tgz temp.tgz  -- then rm temp.tgz
>
> Try either of these:
>
> rm \-xvz.tgz
>
> rm -- -xvz.tgz
>
> Carl
>
> --
> [ Carl R White == aka () = The Domain of Cyrek = ]
> [ Cyrek the Illogical /\ www.cyreksoft.yorks.com ]
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