It is possible. Mask the - by putting a \ or / in front ot it.
Or try: rm ./-filename On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:44 AM, Frank M. Ramaekers <framaek...@ailife.com> wrote: > How can I remove this file? > > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 28707 Mar 31 12:31 --backup=numbered > > > > I've tried a few different methods, but most attempts interprets the > file name as a switch (which it doesn't understand). > > > > TIA, > > Frank M. Ramaekers Jr. | Systems Programmer | Information Technology | > American Income Life Insurance Company | 254-761-6649 > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos -- ----------------- Hal Wigoda Chicago _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos