I have a file named "-bas" this was created by one of the scripts. Can somebody help in deleting this file?

I am having a problem creating a file called -bas. Have you tried something like this: rm ./*bas Maybe this discussion removing a - file will help: To remove a - file, use a path to the file -- either full or relative. Assuming the dash file exists in the mydir directory, provide a full path to the file: rm /pathto/mydir/- Or if the file exists in the current directory, provide a relative path: rm ./- Use find to remove the file everywhere: find . -name "-" |xargs rm

It works!..Thanks nails.

You can also run this trick: rm -i *bas Just remember to answer N to any file which you do not want to delete, and CTRL-C when the wanted file has passed (or keep pressing N). This trick would work with any weird character, problem is that you MAY end up making mistakes. Be very careful.