have you tried mv "---.dat" foo.dat
> G'day all... > > If I was wanting to move a file called ---.dat to another name (say > foo.dat) - how would I go about it? > > mv interprets the "-" in the filename as a parameter switch (and as the > shell expands wildcards, they are futile) - how do I tell mv that its > the file to operate upon? > > > Thanks. > > Mike -- Regards, Kevin Saenz Spinaweb Your one stop shop for I.T solutions. Ph: 02 4620 5130 Fax: 02 4625 9243 Mobile: 0418455661 Web: http://www.spinaweb.com.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
