tag 22998 notabug thanks On 03/12/2016 10:33 AM, Avineshwar Singh wrote: > Hi. > > Let's say I manage to create a file named "-filename.extension". It's not > being removed using "rm -filename.extension",
Indeed, and that's a FAQ: https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#I-have-a-file-called-_002d_002dhelp_002e-How-do-I-remove-it_003f > however, it is being removed using "/filepath/-filename.extension". Indeed, and that is one of the work-arounds for this non-bug. The other workaround is to use: rm -- -filename.extension. > There is a potential fix for this. It is existing in Ubuntu, Fedora, NetBSD, > FreeBSD and OmniOS, atleast. This is not a bug, but the behavior mandated by POSIX. Therefore I'm closing this report. However, feel free to ask further related questions in response to this thread. -- Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266 Libvirt virtualization library http://libvirt.org
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