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To: Ada Cheng <acheng@member.ams.org>
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Subject: Re: How to move a file starting with `-`
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Ada Cheng wrote:
> Good morning,
> 	How do I move a file called `-name.tex` to name.tex?
> if I try mv -name.tex name.tex I get an illegal option error.
> Thanks
> Ada
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mv ./-name name


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