Re: Files starting with a dash

[Damacus <damacus@bastion.yi.org>]

mv -- -name.htm name.htm

On Tue, Jan 21, 2003 at 10:24:32AM -0600, Erich Schroeder wrote:
> A long time ago some one built a portion of a web site and used file names 
> that start with a dash "-". I can't get them renamed now. I've tried 
> 
> mv \-name.htm name.htm
> mv "-name.htm" name.htm
> mv '-name.htm" name.htm
> mv `-name.htm` name.htm
> 
> and the same thing in cp. Each command thinks that the -n is an option. 
> This must be a FAQ, but I can't find it.
> 
> eks
> 
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