Hello again,

I have two more questions:

1. How can I remove a file whose name starts with a dash? Example,
"-error" ?

2. How can I delete an unusually named file using its i-node value?

Many thanks in advance

Regards
Herbert

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Herbert wrote:
> 1. How can I remove a file whose name starts with a dash? Example,
> "-error" ?

rm -- -error

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On 9 Sep 2005 08:17:08 -0700, Herbert <kang_uni@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello again,
>
> I have two more questions:
>
> 1. How can I remove a file whose name starts with a dash? Example,
> "-error" ?

Are you doing homework?  Sure smells like it.  Please google for the
FAQ, it will save us all some time.

> 2. How can I delete an unusually named file using its i-node value?

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Herbert <kang_uni@hotmail.com> wrote:
> I have two more questions:

Please give your posts a more descriptive subject.  Just about every
post here is a unix question.


> 1. How can I remove a file whose name starts with a dash? Example,
> "-error" ?

rm ./-error
People will suggest other methods, but this is the most universally
applicable.


> 2. How can I delete an unusually named file using its i-node value?

Assuming the inode is 12345,
find . -inum 12345 -exec rm {}\;

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