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Old 11-01-2004
Lightbulb remane a file that begins with $$$
I have a file named: $$$.p0001.ps how can I rename this file? I'm using the C shell.

-westcoldspring
# 2  
Old 11-01-2004
Many ways. Here's two.

mv \$\$\$.p0001.ps sensible.ps
mv '$$$.p0001.ps' sensible.ps

Cheers
ZB
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Old 11-01-2004
Hey, thanks a million. I used the second option: "mv $$$.p0001.ps". There were other files with the same file extension and I wasn't sure what would happen if I escaped the dollar signs "\$\$\$.p0001.ps"...see below:

$$$.p0001.ps
new.p0001.ps
best.p0001.ps

Thanks again
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Old 11-01-2004
Using single quotes around the filename, and escaping the dollar characters would have identical effects, so it doesn't matter which method you choose.

All you'd need to ensure is that you don't mv (i.e. rename) the file to an already existing filename.

Cheers
ZB
 
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