two questions

[Hemal Pandya]

On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 01:24:50 -0400, epilogue at allstream.net
<epilogue at allstream.net> wrote:
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> > > > On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 23:06:29 -0400 (EDT), Michael Sharp
> > > > <ms.probsd at org> wrote:
> > > > >
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> > > > > what is the command to remove the file "--directory"
> > > > >
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> actually, *i* suggested using -r.  what i don't get is the dashes.  it
> works just fine without. ...at least for me. please see my last message.

-r is necessary if -directory is a _directory_. But OP said its a
_file_, in which case it is niether necessary nor harmful.