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or use quote - not
Authored by: ber on Jul 31, '02 04:53:01PM

Quoting doesn't cut it. Use gidd's suggestions...

sh-2.05a$ rm "-x"
rm: illegal option -- x
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
sh-2.05a$ rm '-x'
rm: illegal option -- x
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
sh-2.05a$ rm \-x
rm: illegal option -- x
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file



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or use quote - not
Authored by: snit on Jul 31, '02 05:59:10PM
works fine for me:

[localhost:~/Desktop] user% rm -- -x
remove -x? y
[localhost:~/Desktop] user%


I think you left used the name x instead of -x in your example.



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