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What command do I need to use to remove a file called `-rf`?

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Mar 15, 20269254 views

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I did something crazy at some point that created a file called on my filesystem. Now I can't figure out how to delete it... I've tried: These just exit immediately, arrgh! Anyone know how to remove this file? Preferably without accidentally cleaning out my whole folder.

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rm "-rf"
rm \-rf

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