Remove file called --a from git

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I accidentially created and committed a file called --a in my git repository. Using git rm --a obviously did not work. How can I remove this file?

score 7 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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Try

git rm -- --a

The -- helps separating the command from the parameters

See more on the double hyphen syntax in "Deleting a badly named git branch".

edited May 23 '17 at 12:05

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answered Sep 17 '14 at 09:11

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score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 17 '14 at 09:19

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You can use

git rm ./--a

This can be used to remove any file with the name starts with '-'

answered Sep 17 '14 at 09:19

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Remove file called --a from git

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