Linux / UNIX : Move File Starting With A Dash

If you want to move a file that starts with a dash (-), you can use the following command:

mv -- -filename destination

The double dash -- tells the mv command that there are no more command line options, and that the remaining arguments are file names.

For example, if you want to move a file named -file.txt from the current directory to the directory /tmp, you would run:

mv -- -file.txt /tmp

This will move the file -file.txt to the directory /tmp.