From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 09:14:05 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9A4A137B404 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:14:05 -0700 (PDT) Received: from lbs.tik.net.ua (lbs.tik.net.ua [212.42.86.162]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1FF4143FCB for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 09:14:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from erlis@lbs.tik.net.ua) Received: from lbs.tik.net.ua (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lbs.tik.net.ua (8.12.8p1/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h3LGE1Ze080491 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:14:02 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from erlis@lbs.tik.net.ua) Received: (from erlis@localhost) by lbs.tik.net.ua (8.12.8p1/8.12.6/Submit) id h3LGE18H080490 for freebsd-isp@freebsd.org; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:14:01 +0300 (EEST) (envelope-from erlis) Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 19:14:01 +0300 From: Andrew Scherbachenko To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030421161401.GA80112@tik.net.ua> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org References: <20030421120037.P11148-100000@veager.jwweeks.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=koi8-r Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit In-Reply-To: <20030421120037.P11148-100000@veager.jwweeks.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Organization: Teleinform-Krym, Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine Rank: System Administrator X-Operating-System: FreeBSD Subject: Re: mv file with illegal character X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: erlis@tik.net.ua List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 16:14:05 -0000 On Сав 21, 2003 at 12:09:15, Jim Weeks wrote: > Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:09:15 -0400 (EDT) > From: Jim Weeks > 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/