How can I handle (e.g. apply mv command) in a command shell the files with leading dash (-) in names? The command
mv -weirdfilename.zip normalfilename.zip
naturally accepts - at the beginning of a filename as an argument.
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Two ways:
--indicates end of command options, so everything follows that are treated as arguments:mv -- -weirdfilename.zip normalfilename.zipUse
./to indicate a file name explicitly:mv ./-weirdfilename.zip normalfilename.zip
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2It's worth noting that
--might not always work for just-as a file name since it might have special meaning (e.g. stdin/stdout) in some programs.phk– phk2016-08-17 12:54:03 +00:00Commented Aug 17, 2016 at 12:54