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bug#15092: Dirname Bug
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From: |
Erik Auerswald |
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Subject: |
bug#15092: Dirname Bug |
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Date: |
Wed, 14 Aug 2013 11:45:58 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) |
Hello Axel,
On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 09:16:14AM +0200, Axel Spallek wrote:
> the following throw errors:
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> dirname --to-0040257282759-in.wav
> dirname "--to-0040257282759-in.wav"
> dirname '--to-0040257282759-in.wav'
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> IMHO at least the last two ones schould work.
If the arguments to a program start with a - or --, they are assumed to be
options. You can use -- to stop option processing:
$ dirname -- --to-0040257282759-in.wav
.
Quoting the arguments as in your last two examples does not affect this, as
the shell does not interpret leading - characters in the command line, the
program called does.
HTH,
Erik