On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 12:41:44AM +0200, Micha Feigin wrote: > I occationaly get files with a name beginning with - (minus) on my system. When > trying to rename them I get an error that the option does not exist. > For example with mv -hello- hello I get an error > mv: invalid option -- h > Try `mv --help' for more information. > Is there a way to do this without resorting to graphical file managers? > I tried prepending a \ the the filename but it didn't help.
Try: mv -- -hello- hello ls -l -- -hello- etc. The -- means something along the lines of "don't try to interpret anything after this as an -option or --option". -- Nick Welch aka mackstann | mack @ incise.org | http://incise.org Better dead than mellow. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
