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> Net question: how to get a '/' in a file name instead of having it
> interpreted as a separator in a path.
>

> I needed it once long ago when using a file system that had been built
> on another OS.
>

> I resorted to using a hexadecimal editor on the raw disk to get rid of
> the thing.
Been there, done that.
Now my time is worth more than the effort to go down that road.

I opt to live dangerously..(shove an '-r' in there too if you feel like it)

$ rm -i .* *

this way you can delete illegitimate entries without hacking the filesystem.