Unix problem
Kenneth Herron
kherron at ms.uky.edu
Tue Apr 23 10:25:33 AEST 1991
mostek at motcid.UUCP (Frank B. Mostek) writes:
>find . -name "-C" -exec rm -f {} \;
>I am not sure why this works and
>rm -f "-C" does not work.
Because find will do the same thing the Frequently Asked Questions
list suggests--it will execute
rm -f ./-C
--
Kenneth Herron kherron at ms.uky.edu
University of Kentucky (606) 257-2975
Department of Mathematics
"P.S.: Please excuse the lateness of my reply." -- Ringo Starr
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