Re: removing a file...linux

[David T-G]

Bob, et al --

...and then Bob Proulx said...
% 
% David T-G <address@hidden> [2002-08-08 21:18:24 -0400]:
...
% > 
% > My heavens...  Certainly the hard way to do it :-)
% 
% Oh my yes, very complicated.  May I suggest this instead?
% 
%   rm ./-9DS3U-ppp-summary
%   rm -- -9DS3U-ppp-summary

Bingo!


% 
% Bob
% 
% P.S. Really only posting so that the archive has something in case it
% is searched by someone in the future.

Right.  I hinted at as much in

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  Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 06:14:04 -0400

when I said that it's in the man pages and then closed with

  I'll let you think about this to see if you come up with the answer on
  your own.  Let us know :-)

but Allan hasn't written us back to say whether he got it or not!


HAND

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