[comp.unix.questions] I have a file named "-"

greywolf@unisoft.UUCP (The Grey Wolf) (03/05/91)

<2028@necisa.ho.necisa.oz.au> by boyd@necisa.ho.necisa.oz.au (Boyd Roberts)
# In article <6661@idunno.Princeton.EDU> pfalstad@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Paul Falstad) writes:
# >
# >If you have a file that simply has a '/' in it, you can
# >just quote the slash:
# >
# >   rm "/"
# 
# Sorry?  What difference does the quoting make?  None.

Uh, Boyd, before you go off into the correct section of the bleachers,
you might want to consider your own signature.

The going got weird.
Paul Falstad turned pro.

In case you hadn't noticed, Paul was completely tongue in cheek...
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