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From: friedl@vsi.UUCP (Stephen J. Friedl)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: command line options
Message-ID: <517@vsi.UUCP>
Date: 10 Apr 88 17:13:00 GMT
References: <2414@zyx.UUCP> <8039@elsie.UUCP> <7628@brl-smoke.ARPA> <143@gsg.UUCP> <191@sdeggo.UUCP>
Organization: V-Systems, Inc. -- Santa Ana, CA
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Summary: removing files starting with `-'

In article <191@sdeggo.UUCP>, dave@sdeggo.UUCP (David L. Smith) writes:
> In article <7639@brl-smoke.ARPA>, gwyn@brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
>  > 
>  > Personally I don't keep files around with names starting with -.
>  >
> Geez Doug, get up on the wrong side of the keyboard?  I don't keep files
> around that start with - either, but I have created them by mistake on
> occasion.  If we're not perfect we shouldn't be allowed to use Unix?

I don't want to get into the discussion on command line arg
processors, and this is not directed to either of the above
net.readers.  For those wondering a good way to deal with
files beginning with a `-', prefix the filename with `./':

	$ rm ./-silly.file

	$ cat ./-silly.file

This works for many of the cases where the command simply will
not talk to a file starting with a dash.

-- 
Steve Friedl   V-Systems, Inc.   "Yes, I'm jeff@unh's brother"
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