From 9c41801b72d10c481b58bf23758a0468295df595 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Heikki Korpela <heko@cvs.openbsd.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 21:00:06 +0000
Subject: Document how to remove or rename a file that is a getopt(3) flag to
 mv(1) or rm(1) by preceding it with --. From ho@: Also give a sample of the
 ./-f way that is more portable ok millert@, ho@

---
 bin/mv/mv.1 | 13 ++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'bin/mv/mv.1')

diff --git a/bin/mv/mv.1 b/bin/mv/mv.1
index 98fee2d56ef..70099cbe08f 100644
--- a/bin/mv/mv.1
+++ b/bin/mv/mv.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\"	$OpenBSD: mv.1,v 1.12 2000/11/09 17:51:57 aaron Exp $
+.\"	$OpenBSD: mv.1,v 1.13 2001/08/13 21:00:05 heko Exp $
 .\"	$NetBSD: mv.1,v 1.8 1995/03/21 09:06:51 cgd Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -134,6 +134,17 @@ to
 overwriting
 .Pa bar
 if it already exists.
+.Pp
+.Cm mv -i -- -f bar ,
+.Cm mv -i ./-f bar
+.Pp
+Either of these commands will rename the file 
+.Pa -f 
+to 
+.Pa bar ,
+prompting for confirmation if 
+.Pa bar
+already exists.
 .Sh SEE ALSO
 .Xr cp 1 ,
 .Xr symlink 7
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