rm a file with name '--min-size=8'

[James Wilkinson]

Yuandan Zhang wrote:
> I incidantly created file named as '--min-size=8'.

kevin.kempter at dataintellect.com wrote:
> try this:
> $ rm -i *
> 
> answer no for all files in the dir except for the one you want to delete
> 
> or something like rm -i *size*

That won't actually work. The shell will expand either "*" or "*size*"
to include "--min-size=8" before rm sees it, and then rm will complain.

The double dashes are the easiest way to go.

Hope this helps,

James.
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