Need to delete a file I accidentally labeled in quotes in Linux

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I have a file which I wrote and not thinking put the actual filename in single quotes like this:

'filename'

When I try to remove it using rm -f 'filename' it does not recognize that it is there I get the error:

rm: cannot remove 'filename'. No such file or directory.

Any suggestions?

user255059

Posted 2013-09-17T17:00:35.963

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possible duplicate of how to delete a file with a weird name, http://superuser.com/questions/229851/how-to-delete-file-with-this-name-on-linux-q, http://superuser.com/questions/540704/undeletable-file-in-redhat-linux, http://superuser.com/questions/408121/delete-or-rename-a-file-with-r-as-the-file-name

– Ƭᴇcʜιᴇ007 – 2013-09-17T17:05:10.947

Answers

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Quote the quotes.

rm "'filename'"

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

Posted 2013-09-17T17:00:35.963

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Another option (in addition to @IgnacioVasquezAbrams's) is to escape the '

rm \'filename\'

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nerdwaller

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