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Re: tlug: How to delete "-h.tgz" ???



> I just typed "gzip -h" assuming I'd get a list of options. Instead it
> created a file called "-h.tgz".
> 
> These commands told me -h is not a legal option:
>  rm -h.tgz
>  rm "-h.tgz"
>  mv -h.tgz h.tgz
> 
> Any idea how I get rid of this file?

Escape the "-" with a "\" in front. Or use the Midnight
Commander.

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