Delete a file that begins with a -

[jd99]

I have a file in my home directory that I am trying to delete. It begins with a dash,its called "-C" therefore anything I have tried to delete gives me invalid option error messages. I even tried rm \-C. Please let me know of a way to delete this file.

Thanks
Joe

 

[jd99]

Never mind, I looked at the man page and figured it out. rm -- -C .

Thanks anyways,
Joe

 

[MarkBox]

You could also enclose the file name in quotes I believe.

 

[jd99]

I tried the quotes, no dice. The rm -- -C is the only thing that worked.

Thanks,
JD