Linux-Ubuntu - List and delete a file or a directory with a name starting with dash (-) characters

Linux-Ubuntu | List and delete a file or a directory with a name starting with dash (-) characters

Using the command touch:

$ touch --file2
touch: unrecognized option '--file2'
Try 'touch --help' for more information.

Solutions:

$ touch ./--file2

$ touch -- --file3

Using the command ls:

$ ls --file1
ls: unrecognized option '--file1'
Try 'ls --help' for more information.

Solutions:

$ ls ./--file1
./--file1

$ ls -- --file1
--file1

Using the command rm:

$ rm --file1
rm: unrecognized option '--file1'
Try 'rm ./--file1' to remove the file '--file1'.
Try 'rm --help' for more information.

Solutions:

$ rm ./--file1

$ rm -- --file2