shocky123

Alright.. so somehow on our AFS.. someone has managed to rename a file from it's original (valid) tar name... to: "-d.tgz"
Nonetheless.. the file needs to be deleted, normal syntax for deleting this results in 'file not found' or 'invalid option'
I've tried using the \- thingys.. but to no avail.

Anybody ever had a similar problem.. or maybe know a workaround for getting rid of the file??
(btw.. renaming the file doesnt work )

Thanks,

~Kyle

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Hoser

I think that you can delete the file if you use the entire path name surrounded by quotation marks.

Like rm "/usr/shocky123/-d.tgz"

I don't have a Linux box up and running now, so I'm not sure if this will work.

doolittle

is the file running?

shocky123

no the file isnt running.. I'll try your recommendation Hoser and let you guys know if it works

thanks,

~Kyle

sho.gun

if all else fails, maybe you can temporarily copy the other files to a different folder, rm *, then copy it back.