Cameron Hutchison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said on Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:24:56 +1000: > Once upon a time Antonio Rodriguez said... > > When capturing a file from an url with the command > > mplayer -dumpstream -dumpfile archive.rm -playlist url > > and other variants, by misplacing the option -rtsp-stream-over-tcp a > > file was created with this name, i.e., > > -rtsp-stream-over-tcp is the filename. > > Two common ways: > > rm -- -rtsp-stream-over-tcp > > or > > rm ./-rtsp-stream-over-tcp > > > In the first case, the -- tells rm to stop processing options, in the > second case you're finding a way to refer to the same file in such a way > that it does not start with -.
It should be noted this comes in useful for all gnu commands. grep -i -- -CaSe-InSenSeTive-Regexp-With-A-Dash-At-Start -filename-with-a-dash-at-start And if you get a filename with non-printable garbage in it, then you can say rm -i ?rtsp-str??m-over-t?? Use rm -i though, otherwise the first time you try this, you will make a mistake :) -- TimC -- http://astronomy.swin.edu.au/staff/tconnors/ Disclaimer: Due to feline interference, this post may contain typographical errors. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
