Naming files after command arguments...

[Security Analyst]

simply name files after common command arguments... below i made an executable 
and named it "--help" wich just happens to be one of the "rm" arguments. so- 
whenever i try to delete this file from the command line, i just get the "rm" 
help menu 

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address@hidden ls

--help           Floppy             Trash  dcom2.c  nmap_198.192.89-112.txt
CD-ROM [cdrom1]  r00t.desktop    a.out  hda1     scan198.txt
CD-ROM [cdrom]   SelfLinux.desktop  dcom2  hdb1     socks4.exe

address@hidden rm --help

Usage: rm [OPTION]... FILE...
Remove (unlink) the FILE(s).

  -d, --directory       unlink FILE, even if it is a non-empty directory
                          (super-user only)
  -f, --force           ignore nonexistent files, never prompt
  -i, --interactive     prompt before any removal
  -r, -R, --recursive   remove the contents of directories recursively
  -v, --verbose         explain what is being done
      --help     display this help and exit
      --version  output version information and exit

To remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for example `-foo',
use one of these commands:
  rm -- -foo

  rm ./-foo

Note that if you use rm to remove a file, it is usually possible to recover
the contents of that file.  If you want more assurance that the contents are
truly unrecoverable, consider using shred.

Report bugs to <address@hidden>.
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