command line options

[Stephen J. Friedl]

In article <191 at sdeggo.UUCP>, dave at sdeggo.UUCP (David L. Smith) writes:
> In article <7639 at brl-smoke.ARPA>, gwyn at brl-smoke.ARPA (Doug Gwyn ) writes:
>  > 
>  > Personally I don't keep files around with names starting with -.
>  >
> Geez Doug, get up on the wrong side of the keyboard?  I don't keep files
> around that start with - either, but I have created them by mistake on
> occasion.  If we're not perfect we shouldn't be allowed to use Unix?

I don't want to get into the discussion on command line arg
processors, and this is not directed to either of the above
net.readers.  For those wondering a good way to deal with
files beginning with a `-', prefix the filename with `./':

	$ rm ./-silly.file

	$ cat ./-silly.file

This works for many of the cases where the command simply will
not talk to a file starting with a dash.

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