removing a file with hyphens

[Matt Wilson]

> > $ rm -rf *
> >
> > It's the only surefire way.
>
> Except it doesn't work :)
>
>   % mkdir /tmp/foo
>   % cd /tmp/foo
>   % touch -- foo bar baz --nonexistantoption
>   % rm -rf *
> rm: unrecognised option `--nonexistantoption'
> Try `rm --help' for more information.
>
> Putting an empty file called '-i' in directories you care about might
> not be a bad idea.

Coo, never thought of that ...