[olug] Quick Tip

[Trent Melcher]

To remove a filename that starts with a - (dash), example  -test

use "rm -- -test"

Its one I had to research again, havent used it in a while and had one of my
operator fat finger a tar command trying to tar files to tape, well she
tarred them to /dev/rmt/-cn  instead of /dev/rmt/0cn,  oops.  Filled up the
/ filesystem doing it too...

Just thought it might be a good-to-know  tip.

Trent


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