Delete a file in linux that contains double dash [duplicate]

Question

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Unable to remove a special named files in terminal

I feel silly asking, but how can I delete a file in linux named --preserve-permissions?

I tried:

rm "--preserve-permissions"

and

rm "\-\-preserve-permissions"

Neither works. Thanks.

Answer 1

There are several techniques, but the most straightforward for this kind of filename is:

rm ./--preserve-permissions

For filenames with unprintable or hard-to-decipher characters, use

rm -i *

This prompts with each filename and waits for a y or n whether to delete the file (interactive).