Could be you need the correct file name. Run the file name in your listing
through a translator that shows invisible characters, mostly control
codes. Could be you have one or two accidentally embedded in the name you
can't see them but they are now part of the name.
PaulT
On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 1:35 PM, John F. Eldredge <[email protected]>wrote:
> Howard White <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Okay guys, here's a hot one.
> >
> > By whatever circumstance, I now have a file named "-b" in a directory.
> >
> > I've tried to backslash to move it:
> > mv \-b whatisthis
> >
> > I've tried double quotes
> > mv "-b" whatisthis
> >
> > I've tried single quotes
> > mv '-b' whatisthis
> >
> > I've tried combinations of \ and quotes.
> >
> > NOW WHAT???
> >
> > Howard
>
> Try mv ./-b xyx
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