From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 21 21:57:49 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 06B0B37B401 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 21:57:49 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (bay8-f66.bay8.hotmail.com [64.4.27.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95CE743F85 for ; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 21:57:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from unixtools@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 21 Apr 2003 21:57:48 -0700 Received: from 203.199.109.165 by by8fd.bay8.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 22 Apr 2003 04:57:48 GMT X-Originating-IP: [203.199.109.165] X-Originating-Email: [unixtools@hotmail.com] From: "Sunil Sunder Raj" To: jim@jwweeks.com Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 10:27:48 +0530 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 22 Apr 2003 04:57:48.0436 (UTC) FILETIME=[B8707540:01C3088B] cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: mv file with illegal character X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 04:57:49 -0000 Hi, If it is a freebsd machine install pilot from ports. It is a file system browser. Regards SSR >From: Jim Weeks >To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org >Subject: mv file with illegal character >Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 12:09:15 -0400 (EDT) > >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. > >Any ideas? Thanks for your off topic indulgence in advance. > >-- >Jim > > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" _________________________________________________________________ Windows Server 2003. Do more with less. http://www.msn.co.in/computing/winsvr2003/ Upgrade now!