how to ls/cat/rm a file named "--help"

manoj_isi · 06-03-2009, 11:26 PM

I was wondering how to "ls" or "cat" or "rm" a file whose name is "--help" ???

Wim Sturkenboom · 06-03-2009, 11:46 PM

Code:

rm -- --help

From the man pages for rm:

Code:

POSIX OPTIONS
       -f     Do not prompt for confirmation. Do not write diagnostic messages.  Do not produce an error return status
              if the only errors were nonexisting files.

       -i     Prompt for confirmation.  (In case both -f and -i are given, the last one given takes effect.)

       -r or -R
              Recursively remove directory trees.

       --     Terminate option list.

ArfaSmif · 06-04-2009, 01:45 AM

rm -i ./--help

also works