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How to remove special character filename in Linux?

I have a filename with -v. I try to remove it by

rm -v or rm "-v" or rm ¥-v

But it shows something like

rm: missing operand
Try 'rm --help' for more information.
Solution

  • I have a filename with -v

    Try:

    rm -- '-v'

    If you need to use rm option like verbose for example, try:

    rm -v -- '-v'

    -- tells SHELL it's the end of options. And disables further option processing. So anything after -- will be treated as filenames.