rmdir and mkdir do not work well on directory's that start with '-' (please do not blame me if files starting with - should not exist because it is not standard)
using zsh 4.0.4: [17:09:58] swamp% ls -l ~/foo total 1 drwxr-xr-x 2 sax users 1024 Apr 5 17:06 -= bar =- [17:10:01] swamp% rmdir -=\ bar\ =- ~/foo rmdir: invalid option -- = Try `rmdir --help' for more information. [17:10:09] swamp% rmdir '-= bar =-/' ~/foo rmdir: invalid option -- = Try `rmdir --help' for more information. rmdir (fileutils) 4.1 mkdir (fileutils) 4.1 -- Wouter de Vries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 5456 C172 42EB AA58 0E16 66C4 B8A4 58CD 82AB 4DF6
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