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> try: rm -- -z
>
> The double dash tells most GNU programs to stop processing options.
even on non-gnu rm:
rm ./-z
will work. its just a matter of making it not look like an option ;)
"rm *z" won't work, since the shell expands the glob before running
rm. thus rm still sees "rm -z", and you get the original problem.
an amusing trick i saw someone suggest was to place a "-i" file in
important directores, then "rm *" (because of the sort order) would
get "rm -i *". just a little too fragile for "important directories",
methinks..
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- Gus
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