Basic UNIX question from a neophyte... Please help.

[TheFLY]

I have this file in my directory...


-rw-r--r-- 1 thefly thefly 573440 May 12 14:15 -p

The filename is "-p" as far as I can tell -- I don't know how it got there even... I try,

ls "-p"
ls ?p
cat "-p"

etc. etc.

I can't figure out how to open the file or delete it or anything... I feel so helpless! Why is it there? LOL

Please help...

[boldy]

try rm '-p' to remove it ...

[ADL Colin]

Have to do it this way ...

% rm ./-p

[ADL Colin]

.. because Unix is interpreting the regular - as an option flag.

[TheFLY]

Originally posted by Colin
Have to do it this way ...

% rm ./-p

Ahhhhh thanks man!!! Yeah I just wanted to look in the file first to see what was in there... This worked...

cat ./-p |more

I have a feeling that -p file got created by tar... not sure why tho...

[ADL Colin]

:-)

[TheFLY]

Anyway that's all the work I can handle for one day -- LOL -- I'm taking a nap...