okay did this
philsbeasts-Pro:~ philsbeast$ \rm -f -/.ssh/known_hosts
rm: illegal option -- /
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
philsbeasts-Pro:~ philsbeast$
\rm -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts
note not -
\rm -f ~/.ssh/known_hosts
it worked thanks here is a merit
ugh, yeah, I see that when I wrapped the command in the code format it made the ~ look like a -. It was late and I didn't notice it.
Glad it worked for you. Thanks for the merit.