Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:33:13 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: can't work with a file starting with dash space '- ' ? Message-ID: <20090116103313.GA40221@mech-cluster238.men.bris.ac.uk>
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By mistake I saved an email attachmed as it was called, probably
from MS world:
- Reviewer Comments - FFEMS - Closure paper.pdf
Now I cannot delete, or rename it.
% cp -\ Reviewer\ Comments\ -\ FFEMS\ -\ Closure\ paper.pdf z
cp: illegal option --
usage: cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-lpv] source_file target_file
cp [-R [-H | -L | -P]] [-f | -i | -n] [-lpv] source_file ... target_directory
% rm -\ Reviewer\ Comments\ -\ FFEMS\ -\ Closure\ paper.pdf
rm: illegal option --
usage: rm [-f | -i] [-dIPRrvW] file ...
unlink file
%
I can view it with xpdf, but that's about all.
I tried wildcards and quotes, sh, csh, bash, tcsh and superuser but no luck.
How can I delete or rename this file?
many thanks
anton
--
Anton Shterenlikht
Room 2.6, Queen's Building
Mech Eng Dept
Bristol University
University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK
Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233
Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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