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#1 2010-02-25 21:35:57
- Corex
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[Solved] Rename file
How do one rename a file with filename starting with a dash.
what i wanna do is "mv -filename filename" 
Last edited by Corex (2010-02-26 04:32:25)
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#2 2010-02-25 21:37:45
- Allan
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#3 2010-02-25 21:39:45
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Re: [Solved] Rename file
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#4 2010-02-26 04:32:07
- Corex
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Re: [Solved] Rename file
mv "\-filename" filename
mv "\-filename" filename
didn't work, error:
mv: cannot stat `\\-filename': No such file or directory
mv -- -filename filename
This worked great Peasantoid, thanks ALOT. *Solved*
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