how to remove a file named "-f" from the command-line?

Question

Here are some options

a) rm -f

b) rm "-f" (double quotes)

c) rm '-f' (single quotes)

d) all of the above

e) none of the above

This is the least effort somebody has put into disguising their homework questions in a long time — Michael Mrozek, Jul 29 '13 at 17:57

score 12 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '13 at 15:35

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There are two options. You can use -- to tell rm that there are no more options. The second way is to specify the relative or absolute path to the file.

Here are some examples:

rm -- -f
rm ./-f
rm /path/to/-f

answered Jul 29 '13 at 15:35

jordanm

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thanks, so that's e) none of the above, right? – siamii Jul 29 '13 at 20:14
@siamii, yes, none of the above – jordanm Jul 29 '13 at 20:33

how to remove a file named "-f" from the command-line?

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