Spaces and paranthesis in a file name

[Repesorsa]

For example, I do have a file with a name like this: al5. (r) 2010 same as al5.[space][space](r)[space]2010

Now, I'm tryin to change the name of file with mv command to acelemon:

mv -T al5.\ \(r\)\ 2010 acelemon

linux is tryin to see the new filename as an operand.

What kind of character should I use to make the change of filename working?

[L_V]

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mv 'al5. (r) 2010' acelemon

[Repesorsa]

Don't work.

Bash says:

...can not be read: There is no file or directory

[Repesorsa]

Ok, now I found out that after the name there were two spaces more. Problem solved!

[debiman]

another idea (what i do more and more often):

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mv al<Tab><Tab> (completes to properly escaped filename) acelemon

[arzgi]

another idea (what i do more and more often):

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mv al<Tab><Tab> (completes to properly escaped filename) acelemon

And for us lazy ones, there is mc, which among other things, can open and rename files, which include spaces or specaial characters.