Working filenames in shell begins with a dash character
If you accidently create a file which names begins with a dash (-) character, you'll be realize that you can't simply delete this file with regular rm command:
rm -f -testfile
rm: invalid option -- t
Because of the first character is a dash, shell thinks we want to provide an option to rm commands itself. Solution of this problem is to use double dash character -- after our command's options are finished:
rm -f -- -testfile
it works. When -- character seen, shell thinks that optional arguments for command itself finished and doesn't make option parsing anymore.
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- Murat Demirten
- 29 Jun 2008, 14:54
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