Re: filenames starting with tilde character

[Dan Stromberg <strombrg@hydra.acs.uci.edu>]

Kevin M Bealer wrote:
> > How does Debian LINUX react if it encounters a filename starting
> > with a tilde character '~'?  On the SCO UNIX system at work, a
> 
> Just make sure the name is not typical of a user name.
> 
> touch ~far ; touch ~farg ; touch ~fargo
> 
> will create two files named "~far" and "~farg" and then error that
> "/home/fargo" is a directory, if "fargo" is a user.
> 
> (Ideally, change the program to use something other than "~".)

Or just quote it properly.