Re: How can I rm a file with a '&' ????

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From: Boyd Roberts
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 1992 16:25

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In article <kimcm.714581695@login.dkuug.dk>, kimcm@login.dkuug.dk (Kim Chr. Madsen) writes:
>  
> no, no , no
> 

And you thought ampersands were hard?  Just consider semi-colons:

   ; ; rm ';' ;


Boyd Roberts			boyd@prl.dec.com

``When the going gets wierd, the weird turn pro...''

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