This is useful when the file name gives the shell coniptions, such as when you are trying to remove a file named * or \ or $ or - . Anytime I see a file like t

This is useful when the file name gives the shell coniptions, such as when you are trying to remove a file named * or \ or $ or - . Anytime I see a file like that, I don't even try and figure out how to convince the shell/rm to properly escape the characters, I just switch back to the inode approach. But yes, doesn't help for filenames that are too long.