Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Perry Hutchison
Joshua Isom wrote: > But google and other search engines treats words([A-Za-z0-9]) > starting with - as meaning exclude results with this, even when > obvious it's about unix commands. It can be rather annoying > when searching for help. This comment suggests a new translation of GNU: Google's

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Polytropon
On Sat, 02 Mar 2013 23:45:30 +0100, Julian H. Stacey wrote: > Hi, > Reference: > > From: Jos Chrispijn > > Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:44:22 +0100 > > Message-id: <51323a76.2040...@webrz.net> > > Jos Chrispijn wrote: > > > > Teske, Devin: > > > rm -R -- -S > > > > >

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Joshua Isom
On 3/2/2013 8:27 PM, Gary Kline wrote: On Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 07:43:50PM -0600, Joshua Isom wrote: On 3/2/2013 2:43 PM, David Tilbrook wrote: The problem (and its solution) have been raised for at least 39 years. But google and other search engines treats words([A-Za-z0-9]) starting with - a

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Polytropon
On Sat, 2 Mar 2013 18:27:15 -0800, Gary Kline wrote: > On Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 07:43:50PM -0600, Joshua Isom wrote: > > On 3/2/2013 2:43 PM, David Tilbrook wrote: > > >The problem (and its solution) have been > > >raised for at least 39 years. > > > > But google and other search engines treats wor

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Gary Kline
On Sat, Mar 02, 2013 at 07:43:50PM -0600, Joshua Isom wrote: > On 3/2/2013 2:43 PM, David Tilbrook wrote: > >The problem (and its solution) have been > >raised for at least 39 years. > > But google and other search engines treats words([A-Za-z0-9]) > starting with - as meaning exclude results with

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Joshua Isom
On 3/2/2013 2:43 PM, David Tilbrook wrote: The problem (and its solution) have been raised for at least 39 years. But google and other search engines treats words([A-Za-z0-9]) starting with - as meaning exclude results with this, even when obvious it's about unix commands. It can be rather a

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread doug
On Sat, 2 Mar 2013, David Tilbrook wrote: Wjy are we syill having this conversation? The problem (and its solution) have been raised for at least 39 years. To specify a file, directory, device, whatever, whose leaf name begins with a `-', name it using a leading `./' as in: whatever ./-

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Julian H. Stacey
Hi, Reference: > From: Jos Chrispijn > Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2013 18:44:22 +0100 > Message-id: <51323a76.2040...@webrz.net> Jos Chrispijn wrote: > > Teske, Devin: > > rm -R -- -S > > > > The "--" tells it "here's the end of the options, here come the > > file/directories" > >

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread David Tilbrook
Wjy are we syill having this conversation? The problem (and its solution) have been raised for at least 39 years. To specify a file, directory, device, whatever, whose leaf name begins with a `-', name it using a leading `./' as in: whatever ./-S That will work for all programs, even those

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Teske, Devin: rm -R -- -S The "--" tells it "here's the end of the options, here come the file/directories" Almost: rm -R -- -S; did it, thanks very much for you help! BR, Jos Chrispijn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://list

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Teske, Devin: rm -R -- -S The "--" tells it "here's the end of the options, here come the file/directories" Almost : rm -R -- -S; did it, thanks very much! BR, Jos Chrispijn. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.o

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Jos Chrispijn
Ralf Mardorf: rm -R "-S\;" rm -R ?S? rm: illegal option -- S usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dIPRrvW] file ... unlink file regards, Jos Chrispijn ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-question

Re: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Ralf Mardorf
On Sat, 2013-03-02 at 16:50 +0100, Jos Chrispijn wrote: > I made a folder called -S; > > how can I remove that again? > > did a rm -R '-S;' but that doesn't work (...). rm -R "-S\;" rm -R ?S? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://li

RE: rm -R

2013-03-02 Thread Teske, Devin
rm -R -- -S The "--" tells it "here's the end of the options, here come the file/directories" -- Devin From: owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org [owner-freebsd-questi...@freebsd.org] on behalf of Jos Chrispijn [ker...@webrz.net] Sent: Saturday, March 02