Re: remove file with special name

["NAGENDRA .S . TOMAR" <tomer csa iisc ernet in>]

On Tue, 29 Sep 1998, Hugo Coolens wrote:

> Date: Tue, 29 Sep 1998 09:43:30 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Hugo Coolens <coolens kahoslg be>
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> Subject: remove file with special name
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> By incident I created a file with the name  -name, how can I remove this
> file? I tried with rm \-name however this doesn't work.
> Any suggestion?
> regards,
> hugo
> 
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       	                  NAGENDRA .S. TOMAR
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                   INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCES BANGALORE
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try 
rm -- -name 

the -- tells the rm not to take any further
options

tomar..