How to remove a file whose name starts with '-'

Question

After a mistake in a script I ended up with a file whose name starts with a dash, `-`: ``` -myfile.txt ``` I tried so far: ``` rm -myfile.txt rm: illegal option -- m usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ... unlink file rm "-myfile.txt" rm: illegal option -- m usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ... unlink file rm "\-myfile.txt" rm: \-myfile.txt: No such file or directory rm \-myfile.txt rm: illegal option -- m usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ... unlink file rm "-"myfile.txt rm: illegal option -- m usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ... unlink file ``` How can I delete this file?

Accepted Answer

Thanks to @ajp15243 : the answer is :

```
rm ./-myfile.txt
```

or

```
rm -- -myfile.txt
```

How to remove a file whose name starts with '-'

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