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Subject: Option Filenames
Message-ID: <3286@whuts.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 18-Nov-87 13:20:38 EST
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Posted: Wed Nov 18 13:20:38 1987
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If a file in your directory is named "-i" and you try
to do an "rm *", then it will interpret "-i" as an option
to "rm" and start inquiring if you want to remove all the files.

So if I put a "-l" filename in my directory and do an
"ls *", why doesn't it give me an "ls -l" output?
Does the 'argv' get interpreted differently in these two
sources?

BTW....I am on a VAX 11/785 running SYSTEM 5.0.2 SV_R2
       or is it 5.2.2 ..... one of those...

Curiously,