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Message no. 1
From: MILLIKEN DAMION A <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Deleting Files [Non SR...sorry]
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 23:15:18 +1000
Hey everybody, i got a .sig, and i put in the Geek code. dont worry 'bout
the [unix] its cause i dont know what i'm on, and the [house] is cause i'm
in a uni college and dont know where that fits. I'll fix 'em when i work
things out.
anyway, onto my question. I have some files on my account that start with a
"-" and they wont get deleted! I've asked all the people in the lab on 6 or
7 different occasions, and some really neat trucks have been performed like
erasing all of my files _except_ those ones. they just wont go away. any
ideas from those unox Lords out there?
--
Damion
e-mail u9467882@***.edu.au

(GEEK CODE 2.0) GE d@ h s++:-- !g p? !au a18 w+ v C+ [Unix] P? !L !3 N K- W+ M
!V po@ Y t(+) !5 !j r+(++) G(+) !v(--) b++ D+ !b e+ u@ [House]
f+@ 1r n--(----)@ !y+
Message no. 2
From: Paolo Marcucci <marcucci@***.TS.ASTRO.IT>
Subject: Deleting Files [Non SR...sorry] (fwd)
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 15:22:29 METDST
> anyway, onto my question. I have some files on my account that start with a
> "-" and they wont get deleted! I've asked all the people in the lab on 6 or
> 7 different occasions, and some really neat trucks have been performed like
> erasing all of my files _except_ those ones. they just wont go away. any
> ideas from those unox Lords out there?
> --
> Damion

if the filename is -blop, try rm ./-blop

I've just discovered it last week :)

--
______________________________________________________________________
Paolo Marcucci Osservatorio Astronomico di Trieste - Italy
marcucci@***.ts.astro.it http://www.oat.ts.astro.it/marcucci.html
Message no. 3
From: MILLIKEN DAMION A <u9467882@***.EDU.AU>
Subject: Re: Deleting Files [Non SR...sorry] (fwd)
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 1994 23:34:37 +1000
Paolo writes:

> if the filename is -blop, try rm ./-blop
>
> I've just discovered it last week :)

Thank you!! You are a true Unix Lord.
--
Damion
e-mail u9467882@***.edu.au

(GEEK CODE 2.0) GE d@ h s++:-- !g p? !au a18 w+ v C+ [Unix] P? !L !3 N K- W+ M
!V po@ Y t(+) !5 !j r+(++) G(+) !v(--) b++ D+ !b e+ u@ [House]
f+@ 1r n--(----)@ !y+

PS the [Unix] is 'cause I don't know what type I use (can anyone help me?) and
the [House] is 'cause I live in a Uni College and I don't know exactly where
that fits. I will fix them up (and delete this annoying little PS) ASAP.

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