Can't Delete File with Crazy -name

From: Tim Schneider <tim_at_no.spam.please>
Date: Sat Mar 03 2007 - 11:42:37 CST

So on one server with samba running Winblows client created a file named
-Empress.

On another server rsync runs and pulls a backup of the samba server's
files.

Cleaning up, I was not able to delete the diectory on the samba server
using the Winblows client but I was able to change the name of the
directory to +Empress then delete it with a shell command.

I can not get rid of the copy on the backup server. No samba available
either so now what? Below is a short list of some things I have tried.

$ mv '/-Empress' +Empress
mv: cannot stat `/-Empress': No such file or directory

$ mv '-Empress' +Empress
mv: invalid option -- E
Try `mv --help' for more information.

$ ls ?Empress
ls: invalid option -- E
Try `ls --help' for more information.
Received on Sat Mar 3 11:42:47 2007

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