Re: [tlug] How to cope with strange filenames in bash?

["Nguyen Vu Hung" <vuhung16plus@example.com>]

On 7/3/07, Michal Hajek <hajek1@example.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> a simple question:
>
> how do I cope in bash with filenames containing "-" character (i.e.
> dash) ?
>
> In my case, I have downloaded this file:
> -umai-Doremi--Kenichi-10--B36CAB67-.avi.part1.rar

If you man rm, you will find the answer:

rm -- -filename
or
rm ./-filename

#man rm
#info coreutils rm

HTH

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