[coreutils-6.9] multiple utilities not handling escape char(\) properly when used with -, instead interpreting as option(could be a bash bug?)

[Wilber Washbucket]

ClarkConnect Community Edition release 4.0 (kernel 2.6.9-42.cc)

I compiled the latest coreutils from source. Then I ran these series of 
commands:
coreutils-6.9]# mkdir testdir
coreutils-6.9]# cd testdir/
testdir]# ../src/touch +foo0
testdir]# ../src/touch \+foo1
testdir]# ../src/touch -bar0
../src/touch: invalid option -- e
Try `../src/touch --help' for more information.
^^ That error is correct as the - char is used for options.

testdir]# ../src/touch \-bar1
../src/touch: invalid option -- e
Try `../src/touch --help' for more information.
^^ This is wrong, this should work!!

testdir]# ../src/touch \\-bar2
^^ Trying a double backslash to see what happens

testdir]# ls
+foo0  +foo1  \-bar2
^^ It is what is expected.

testdir]# ../src/touch '-bar3'
../src/touch: invalid option -- e
Try `../src/touch --help' for more information.
^^ Trying single quotes

testdir]# ../src/touch "-bar4"
../src/touch: invalid option -- e
Try `../src/touch --help' for more information.
^^ Trying double quotes

testdir]# ../src/mv +foo0 -bar5
../src/mv: invalid option -- e
Try `../src/mv --help' for more information.
^^ That error is correct as the - char is used for options.

testdir]# ../src/mv +foo0 \-bar6
../src/mv: invalid option -- e
Try `../src/mv --help' for more information.
^^ This is wrong, this should work!!

testdir]# ../src/touch ./-bar7
testdir]# ../src/touch ./\-bar8
testdir]# ls
+foo0  +foo1  \-bar2  -bar7  -bar8
testdir]#



As you can see from the above commands, \-barX is being interpreted as an 
option to touch/mv/etc instead of being part of the
filename.

Hooroo,
Wilber