On 7 October 2010 16:44, DaZZa <dagi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks. > > I've got an idiot user who has created a file on a Linux filesystem named > > -.mxf > > I need to rename this file, but can't for the life of me remember how > to escape the - character so mv doesn't regard it as an "option" > identifier. > > Can someone apply the cluestick, please? > > DaZZa
Hey, >From the rm man page: > To remove a file whose name starts with a `-', for example `-foo', use > one of these commands: > rm -- -foo > rm ./-foo $ rm -- -.mxf Cheers, Owen. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
