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Re: [OT] Linux snafoo

• Posted by acran at readout.fsnet.co.uk Feb 25, 2003
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Another way to do this (and believe me in UNIX there are a lot of ways of
doing the same thing!) is to type:

  rm ./-xvz.tgz

or specify the full pathname:

  rm /home/greg/-xvz.tgz

Regards,

Andy Cranston.

At 09:04 PM 2/25/03 +1100, you wrote:
>
>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>
>Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 8:50 PM
>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:
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>> > 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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