Re: [bug] rm can't delete files starting with '-'

[Bob Proulx]

Marco wrote:
> Trying to remove files whose name start with '-' rm thinks of an option.
> 
> OUTPUT (italian)
> 
> rm -050309-15526
> rm: opzione non valida -- 0
> Usare `rm --help' per ulteriori informazioni.

Yes.  But it is not a bug.  The 'rm --help' output says this:

    To remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for example `-foo',
    use one of these commands:
      rm -- -foo

      rm ./-foo

Bob