Brian May wrote:
>
> >>>>> "Warren" == Warren Turkal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Warren> You can also try rm '-gzip' the ' are single quotes
> Warren> --Warren
>
> It won't work. The shell will strip the quotes, and the command line
> to rm is exactly the same.
>
> eg:
>
> snoopy:~# rm '--help'
> Usage: rm [OPTION]... FILE...
> Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).
>
> -d, --directory unlink directory, even if non-empty (super-user only)
> -f, --force ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
> -i, --interactive prompt before any removal
> -r, -R, --recursive remove the contents of directories recursively
> -v, --verbose explain what is being done
> --help display this help and exit
> --version output version information and exit
Quoted from the rm man page:
GNU rm, like every program that uses the getopt function
to parse its arguments, lets you use the -- option to
indicate that all following arguments are non-options. To
remove a file called `-f' in the current directory, you
could type either
rm -- -f
or
rm ./-f
Saludos
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