Use - em todos os comandos.
$ ls -la
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 3 richard richard 512 Jul 28 15:44 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Jul 6 17:10 ..
$ mkdir -- -A
$ ls -la
total 36
drwxr-xr-x 2 richard richard 512 Jul 28 15:44 -A
drwxr-xr-x 4 richard richard 512 Jul 28 15:44 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Jul 6 17:10 ..
$ cd -- -A
$ ls
$ pwd
/home/richard/-A
$ cd ..
$ rm -rf -- -A
$ ls -la
total 32
drwxr-xr-x 3 richard richard 512 Jul 28 15:44 .
drwxr-xr-x 3 root wheel 512 Jul 6 17:10 ..