question marks in files names

[berzerke]

I've got multiple files with question marks in the file name. Like this for example:

./CONESUP/UNIVERSIDAD CAT?LICA DE COSTA RICA.pdf

I'm trying to rename the files to something else, but every attempt fails with a "No such file or directory" error. So far I've tried quotes, a backslash, quotes and a backslash, and several searches (google and here). I even tried to rm the file using the -- option. Can someone tell me how to get these files renamed?

[noah++]

I am having no problem creating and manipulating files with question marks in their names. I am finding I don't even have to quote.

Are you remembering to escape the spaces as well?

If all else fails, try wildcards or a GUI.

Edit: It occurred to me that the question marks may be encoded as characters with accents and simply displayed as question marks because the terminal's doesn't know how to display the character. So ? is not really ?.

Anyway, you could also rename based on inode number.

[berzerke]

Correct. I suspect the question marks aren't question marks at all. (Not my files, I just have to clean them up.)

I guess I've have to try the inode solution unless someone suggests something better.

[tredegar]

Try utf8-migration-tool It's in the repositories.