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From: std-unix@ut-sally.UUCP (Moderator, John Quarterman)
Newsgroups: mod.std.unix
Subject: Re: A convention for -file
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Date: Mon, 27-Oct-86 16:05:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 27 16:05:29 1986
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From: guy@sun.com (Guy Harris)
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 86 12:44:39 PST

> There's a real easy fix to the current random collection of special
> flags that handle filenames beginning with a dash:...

There's another fix, already implemented by all the versions of "getopt"
running around - an argument of the form "--" means no other arguments are
to be interpreted as flags, regardless of their form.  Since this one has
already been implemented by many commands, it is preferable.

Volume-Number: Volume 7, Number 95