I have accidentally made a directory named -mkdir which a linux command in a VM. Now, I'm unable to remove this directory, I have used the commands hadoop fs -rm -R -mkdir and it is displaying a error illegal action. Anyone can help with this issue.
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Use of the -- option is key to removing the direct.
From the same Linux VM that created the direction, do rmdir -- -mkdir. This instructs getop to cease looking for options, so the next file "-mkdir" can be deleted.
$ mkdir -- -mkdir
$ ls -ld -- -mkdir
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 7 21:45 -mkdir
$ rmdir -- -mkdir
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