escaping filenames

[Ralph W. Reid]

A couple of things have worked for me when file names try to get
tangled up with command line options:

1.  Use a full or partial path name for the file, such as ./<filename>
or /home/mydir/subdir/filename.

2.  Use wildcard characters to get at the file, such as in
*partial_filename.mp3.

3.  Put the file name in quotes, as in "filename" or 'filename'.

HTH, and have a _great_ weekend!

On Thu, Aug 12, 2004 at 09:14:42PM -0400, Igor Gueths wrote:
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> Hi all. I have some mp3s here that have -'s at the beginning of the filename for some reason. Does anyone know how I would go about escaping so the -'s get ignored? Thanks!
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