Re: [tlug] How to cope with strange filenames in bash?

["Josh Glover" <jmglov@example.com>]

On 03/07/07, Michal Hajek <hajek1@example.com> wrote:

> a simple question:

deserves a simple answer. ;)

> how do I cope in bash with filenames containing "-" character (i.e.
> dash) ?

ls -- <fn>

> In my case, I have downloaded this file:
> -umai-Doremi--Kenichi-10--B36CAB67-.avi.part1.rar
>
> What is so special about it? This:
>
> $ ls *.rar
> ls: invalid option -- -
> Try `ls --help' for more information.
> $

Try this:

ls -- *.rar

Did it work?

"--" means "no more options, treat everything else as a literal" to
almost every Unix program.

Just for fun, "-" means "don't read from or write to a file, use
standard in or standard out instead".

Try this:

wget -O - http://www.jmglov.net/

See what I mean?

--
Cheers,
Josh