I have a file named "-"

[Tom Christiansen]

>From the keyboard of gt2807a at prism.gatech.EDU (Benjamin H. Cowan):
:  I have a file whose name consists of the single character "-".  I can't
:rm it or mv it or cat it or more it or anything to it.  How can I get rid of
:it?

Call the manufacturer.

Ask a coworker.

Burn your computer.

Throw out the disk.

Read The Fucking Manual.

Read the Damn Frequently Asked Questions List.


But don't post no-brainers to comp.unix.wizards -- that's 
not what this group is about.  


--tom
-- 
"UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because
 that would also stop you from doing clever things." -- Doug Gwyn

 Tom Christiansen                tchrist at convex.com      convex!tchrist