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Re: Files starting with Dash.


From: Paul Jarc
Subject: Re: Files starting with Dash.
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 12:40:52 -0500
User-agent: Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3 (gnu/linux)

Stepan Kasal <address@hidden> wrote:
> You have to type ``ls -- -*'' to tell ls that the parameters following
> the ``--'' mark are not options.

Or, if you prefer, you can use "ls ./-*".

Marcin Kowalski <address@hidden> wrote:
> (Similar problems occur when files have spaces in their names)

Check your shell's man page.  Look for "quoting".


paul




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