removing a file

[srirajui]

hi all,


how to remove a file, which is starting with hyphon "-" ? ex: -file1.txt. iwant to remove this file..


thank in advance.

[syd05]

Hi,

Try this: rm -rf ./-file1.txt

--Syd

[srirajui]

thank u .. its working

[reed9]

rm -rf ./-file1.txt

This assumes you are in the same directory as the file. You can use the full path and it will work as well. You don't really need the recursive and force flags (-rf)for a single file either. I'm wary of using those unless I absolutely need to, since a little mistype means a lot of lost data.

[matonb]

You can always use the -- switch:

rm -- -file1.txt