bug#59533: BUG: files starting with "-" makes stat to say "invalid option -- 'S'" #64

[Pádraig Brady]

tag 59533 notabug
close 59533
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On 23/11/2022 19:34, Elias Tsolis wrote:
> files starting with "-" makes stat to say "invalid option -- 'S'"
>
> example, create a file "-fddsfdf.txt" and run "stat *" or "stat
> -fddsfdf.txt"
>
> and then again , create a file "fddsfdf.txt" and run "stat *" or "stat
> fddsfdf.txt"
>
> In first case, it will says "invalid option -- 'S'",
> in second, it will be run normally.

This is usually handled with:
  stat ./-blah
  stat -- -blah

thanks,
Pádraig