On Wed, April 2, 2014 20:56, John R. Dennison wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 03:59:26PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 11:17:02PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
>> >
>> > WTF - there is a reason the "-f" flag exists - RTFM
>> >
>
> Please ignore and do not respon
"Frank M. Ramaekers" a écrit :
> rm: unrecognized option `--backup=numbered'
> Try `rm ./'--backup=numbered'' to remove the file `--backup=numbered'.
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
>
> Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
>
Damn, tested it with a path/file before sending a mail, didn’t think
it wou
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 06:13:05PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
> I don't know. I couldn't reproduce the behavior today:
If you are able to duplicate the original behavior please let us, or at
least me, know. I am curious as to what may have transpired that caused
the initial problem.
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 07:59:28PM -0500, John R. Dennison wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 04:46:51PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
> >
> > This issue is all about shell interpretation--before the command
> > string even gets to the command.
>
> Apparently zsh handles this differently
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 04:46:51PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
>
> This issue is all about shell interpretation--before the command
> string even gets to the command.
Actually, yes and no. Some commands, notably those using the GNU
getopt() family, understand the concept of "--" endi
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 03:59:26PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 11:17:02PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
> >
> > WTF - there is a reason the "-f" flag exists - RTFM
> >
> I don't know what manual you're reading. But -f has a specific
> function and *this* *isn't
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 06:04:00PM -0500, Jim Perrin wrote:
>
> Don't feed the trolls, and be careful of the CC. He's not on the
> mailing list proper for a reason.
>
My apologies. I did not realize. But of course you're right.
This issue is all about shell interpretation--before the command
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On 04/02/2014 05:59 PM, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 11:17:02PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
>>
>> WTF - there is a reason the "-f" flag exists - RTFM
>>
> I don't know what manual you're reading. But -f has a specific
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 11:17:02PM +0200, Reindl Harald wrote:
>
> WTF - there is a reason the "-f" flag exists - RTFM
>
I don't know what manual you're reading. But -f has a specific
function and *this* *isn't* *it*.
--
David Benfell
See https://parts-unknown.org/node/2 if you don't understan
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 02:23:07PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 04:16:51PM -0500, John R. Dennison wrote:
> >
> > What shell are you using? Perhaps that is interfering.
> >
> Ah. Good point. I've been using zsh for so long I forget it's even an
> issue. ;-)
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 04:16:51PM -0500, John R. Dennison wrote:
>
> What shell are you using? Perhaps that is interfering.
>
Ah. Good point. I've been using zsh for so long I forget it's even an
issue. ;-)
--
David Benfell
See https://parts-unknown.org/node/2 if you don't understand the
att
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 02:05:08PM -0700, benf...@parts-unknown.org wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:51:41AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> > rm: unrecognized option `--backup=numbered'
> > Try `rm ./'--backup=numbered'' to remove the file `--backup=numbered'.
>
> This is what's worked for
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:51:41AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> rm: unrecognized option `--backup=numbered'
> Try `rm ./'--backup=numbered'' to remove the file `--backup=numbered'.
This is what's worked for me. I know the double dash is supposed to
stop interpretation of arguments, but it ha
On 04/02/14 10:51, m.r...@5-cent.us wrote:
> Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> Method 1: try rm \-\-backup\=numbered
> Method 2, that will *ALWAYS* work:
> ls -i
> then, using the inode number
> find . -inum -exec rm {} \;
>
> The latter method is the one guaranteed to take care of all kinds of
> filen
On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:51:41AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> rm: unrecognized option `--backup=numbered'
> Try `rm ./'--backup=numbered'' to remove the file `--backup=numbered'.
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
This is one of the oldest of oldest of Unix FAQs
eg
http://fisica.e
.@centos.org] On
> Behalf Of Laurent Wandrebeck
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:48 AM
> To: CentOS mailing list
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] Removing a file that starts with dashes
>
>
> "Frank M. Ramaekers" a écrit :
>
> > How can I remove this file?
>
Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> How can I remove this file?
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rootroot 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
>
> I've tried a few different methods, but most attempts interprets the
> file name as a switch (which it doesn't understand).
Method 1: try rm \-\-backup\=numbered
Met
Ahhh...that's the ticket!
Frank M. Ramaekers Jr.
> -Original Message-
> From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On
> Behalf Of John R. Dennison
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2014 9:48 AM
> To: centos@centos.org
> Subject: Re: [CentO
It is possible.
Mask the - by putting a \ or / in front ot it.
Or try:
rm ./-filename
On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers
wrote:
> How can I remove this file?
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rootroot 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
>
>
>
> I've tried a few different methods, but
rm -f "\--backup=numered"
Regards
Roberto
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From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf
Of Frank M. Ramaekers
Sent: miércoles, 02 de abril de 2014 11:45
To: centos@centos.org
Subject: [CentOS] Removing a file that starts with d
"Frank M. Ramaekers" a écrit :
> How can I remove this file?
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rootroot 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
rm "--backup=numbered"
HTH,
Laurent.
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On Wed, Apr 02, 2014 at 09:44:57AM -0500, Frank M. Ramaekers wrote:
> How can I remove this file?
>
> -rw-r--r-- 1 rootroot 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
>
>
>
> I've tried a few different methods, but most attempts interprets the
> file name as a switch (which it doesn't unde
How can I remove this file?
-rw-r--r-- 1 rootroot 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered
I've tried a few different methods, but most attempts interprets the
file name as a switch (which it doesn't understand).
TIA,
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