sinck@ugive.com wrote: > > \_ There's a couple different ways to do it: > \_ > \_ 1) cp -- -001 /wherever > \_ or > \_ 2) cp ./-001 /whereever > > 3) cp ?001 /wherever > 4) cp *01 /wherever > > shell expansions/wildcards are your friends. > > \_ The same format should work with rm and mv too. > > YMMV on different unices passing a -- Shell expansions result in the error: slick:~$ echo > ./-001 slick:~$ ls -001 /bin/ls: illegal option -- 0 Try `/bin/ls --help' for more information. slick:~$ cp -001 blah cp: illegal option -- 0 Try `cp --help' for more information. slick:~$ cp ?001 blah cp: illegal option -- 0 Try `cp --help' for more information. slick:~$ cp ./?001 blah slick:~$ ls ?001 /bin/ls: illegal option -- 0 Try `/bin/ls --help' for more information. slick:~$ ls ./-001 ./-001 -- jkenner @ mindspring . com__ I Support Linux: _> _ _ |_ _ _ _| Working Together To <__(_||_)| )| `(_|(_)(_| To Build A Better Future. |