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Problem if folder name includes just '-' |
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Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:49:12 +0200 |
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Hello,
may I just not find the solution, but I can not solve the following
problem, so I guess there is no solution jet.
I tried to move a folder resp. files in a folder by the mv command.
Example: mv ------------------------ NewName
The Problem is mv responses 'unknown option' for the folder name. Also
mv ------------------------/* NewName
mv \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- NewName
mv \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-/* NewName
does not work.
In meantime I solved the problem by changing the source folder name. But
this is a (very specific) problem.
Best regards
Benedikt
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Re: bug#18537: Problem if folder name includes just '-' |
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Tue, 23 Sep 2014 11:54:51 -0600 |
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tag 18537 notabug
thanks
On 09/23/2014 04:49 AM, address@hidden wrote:
> Hello,
>
> may I just not find the solution, but I can not solve the following
> problem, so I guess there is no solution jet.
>
> I tried to move a folder resp. files in a folder by the mv command.
>
> Example: mv ------------------------ NewName
POSIX requires, and most applications support, the use of '--' to mark
the end of options, forcing the next argument beginning with '-' to be
treated as a literal name rather than an option:
mv -- ------------------ NewName
Also, you can ALWAYS turn a relative pathname into one anchored by a
substring that does not begin with '-':
mv ./------------------ NewName.
This is a FAQ:
https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/faq/coreutils-faq.html#How-do-I-remove-files-that-start-with-a-dash_003f
Therefore, I'm closing this as not a bug, although you may feel free to
ask further questions.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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