How to delete a file that starts with a -?

Question

I accidentally created a file when I meant to pass an option. Now I have a file named: -myfile that I can not delete with rm -myfile

$ touch hi > -myfile
$ rm -myfile

rm: invalid option -- 'm'
Try 'rm ./-myfile' to remove the file ‘-myfile’.
Try 'rm --help' for more information.

This question is quite funny; since the posted error message already suggests one way to remove that file. — Janis, Jun 06 '15 at 08:15

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 06 '15 at 00:36

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This is simple, these are the two most common ways:

rm ./-yourfile

or

rm -- -yourfile

answered Jun 06 '15 at 00:36

Marcelo

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