Re: renaming file names beginning with -
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- Subject: Re: renaming file names beginning with -
- From: Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org>
- Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2003 10:52:29 -0600
- Message-id: <[🔎] 87r7zopjjm.fsf@wesley.springies.com>
- In-reply-to: <20031129232129.GO3283@incise.org> (Nick Welch's message of "Sat, 29 Nov 2003 17:21:30 -0600")
- References: <20031129224144.GA7720@luna.mooo.com> <20031129232129.GO3283@incise.org>
Nick Welch <mack@incise.org> writes:
> The -- means something along the lines of "don't try to interpret
> anything after this as an -option or --option".
A much better method is to put "./" in front of the filename, like
rm ./-help
./ will work with all programs. Only some programs interpret "--" as
end of options.
--
Alan Shutko <ats@acm.org> - I am the rocks.
You put the whole project in jeopardy! I wanted to be on Wheel of Fortune!
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