two questions

[epilogue at allstream.net]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 21:37:32 -0700
Hemal Pandya <hemalpandya at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:51:09 -0400, epilogue <epilogue.allstream at net>
> wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 20:29:35 -0700
> > Hemal Pandya <hemalpandya at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:06:29 -0400 (EDT), Michael Sharp
> > > <ms.probsd at org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm having a brain freeze tonight and apparently forgot some
> > > > basic UNIX commands..
> > > >
> > > > what is the command to remove the file "--directory"
> > > >
> > > > rm *directory* = nope
> > > > rm "*directory*" = nope
> > > > rm \-\-\directory = nope
> > > > rm -i * = nope and dosent even see the file
> > > rm ./-directory
> > 
> > funny, though i tried these on a test directory...
> > 
> > rm ./-test
> > rm -- --test
> > 
> > ...neither worked for me.  
> Thats very surprising. The fist option above has worked for ever and
> the second at least for a decade or so. Can you post some output?
> 

as requested...    (standard shell and standard user)

~> mkdir test
~> rm ./-test
rm: ./-test: No such file or directory
~> rm -- --test
rm: --test: No such file or directory
~> rm -r test
remove test? y
~> mkdir test
~> rm -rf test
~> 


> > admittedly, both suggestions are new to me
> > and i'm likely 'misreading' the statements.  
> I should think so.
> 
> > anyhoo, i've always had
> > success deleting directories with:
> > 
> > rm -r
> > rm -rf   # if i'm lazy and want to save myself a 'y' and an 'enter', or
> > simply don't feel like being second guessed.   :)
> Neither of this would work by itself, because the file argument to rm
> is not optional. What argument would you pass?
> 

the directory in question.  thought that was obvious.  thought wrong.  heh.

> > 
> > epi
> > 
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Also, if I'm in / and want to tar the entire filesystem
> > > > EXCLUDING the
> > > > directory jail ( /jail ) what would be the switches to tar?
> > > >
> > > Lookup --exclude in man tar. You want :
> > > $ tar cvf file.tar --exclude jail .
> > 
> > 
> > > > Dana
> > > >
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