Re: remove a file with weird file name from CVS tree

[Dave]

Thanks. I can use cvs remove -- -S to remove the file. But when I commit, I got:
Removing -S;
cvs server: missing operand
cvs server: Try `diff --help' for more information
cvs [server aborted]: error diffing -S

any ideas?

Jorge Godoy <address@hidden> wrote in message news:<address@hidden>...
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> On Thursday 13 May 2004 19:51, Dave wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Some of our developer accidentally created a file with name "-S"
> > and checked it into CVS. However, I had a hard time to get it out
> > of CVS. I can use "rm - -S" to remove it locally but I can't remove
> > ( I mean "cvs remove -S" and then "cvs commit") it from cvs tree.
> >
> > Any ideas on how to do it?
> 
> address@hidden cliente]$ cvs remove -- -s
> address@hidden's password:
> cvs remove: nothing known about `-s'
> address@hidden cliente]$
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> Try it with your file. It should work.
> 
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