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07-06-2007
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bash: cd command to access "strange" directories
I have a problem using bash. Simply, I cannot find the right command (if there's one!) to enter in the "- Arch_02 -" directory. As you can see, the name begins with a hyphen and this is causing some trouble:
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localhost arch2 # pwd /mnt/arch2 localhost arch2 # ls -l total 4 dr-x------ 1 root root 4096 2007-04-29 20:09 - Arch_02 - dr-x------ 1 root root 0 2006-12-10 18:14 RECYCLER dr-x------ 1 root root 0 2006-12-02 22:24 System Volume Information localhost arch2 # cd -\ Arch_02\ - bash: cd: - : invalid option cd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir] localhost arch2 # cd "- Arch_02 -" bash: cd: - : invalid option cd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir] localhost arch2 # cd '- Arch_02 -' bash: cd: - : invalid option cd: usage: cd [-L|-P] [dir] localhost arch2 # cd - -\ Arch_02\ - /root localhost ~ # cd /mnt/arch2 localhost arch2 # cd - "- Arch_02 -" /root If I use csh instead, I can regularly access the directory by issuing the command: Code:
(localhost:/mnt/arch2) # cd "- Arch_02 -" (localhost:/mnt/arch2/- Arch_02 -) # pwd /mnt/arch2/- Arch_02 - Does anyone have the answer? Thanks a lot! 
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07-06-2007
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Here is how you can do it:
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cd ./*Arch_02* Last edited by Shell_Life; 07-06-2007 at 01:50 PM.
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07-06-2007
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Wow! Many many thanks! Both solutions are working great.
By the way, now that I have the answer I think I should have read more carefully the options in man bash 
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