I have a file that I want to rename to a date like "20/02/21", but if I do mv file.txt 20/02/21 it interprets the forward slashes as referencing sub-folders. Is there a way to do this?
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gkeenley
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2Duplicate: [Is it possible to use "/" in a filename?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/9847288/is-it-possible-to-use-in-a-filename) Short answer - you can't do that. – Carl Norum Feb 28 '21 at 17:59
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@gkeenley : See [here](https://www.lemoda.net/unix/filename-chars/index.html). – user1934428 Mar 01 '21 at 08:50
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No, there's no way to do it. On Unix forward slash / is used to
separate directories and cannot be used in the filename. You have to
use another delimiter - 20\02\21, 20-02-21, 20.02.21 etc.
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