Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:14:01 +0300 From: Andrew Scherbachenko <erlis@tik.net.ua> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mv file with illegal character Message-ID: <20030421161401.GA80112@tik.net.ua> In-Reply-To: <20030421120037.P11148-100000@veager.jwweeks.com> References: <20030421120037.P11148-100000@veager.jwweeks.com>
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On Сав 21, 2003 at 12:09:15, Jim Weeks wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:09:15 -0400 (EDT) > From: Jim Weeks <jim@jwweeks.com> > To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII > Subject: mv file with illegal character > X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 > tests=none > version=2.53 > X-Spam-Level: > > This isn't a really a freebsd question, but I can't seem to find the answer > to this elsewhere. I imagine that some of you may have come across the > same situation. > > One of my clients has renamed a directory -backup and now she can't do a > thing with it. Any command seems to pickup the -b as an option rather > than part of the name. I've tried *backup and still the illegal option > error occurs. If empty rmdir -- -backup else rm -R -- -backup -- Sincerely yours, Andrew Scherbachenko. ISP Teleinform-Krym Phones: +380-652- 486191,518690,518692,518693 Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine ICQ#: 58539719, mailto: erlis at tik.net.ua Web: http://www.tik.net.ua/
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