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@@ -398,12 +398,21 @@
if [ $bla -eq 1 -o $cars -eq 3 -o $monkeys -eq 4 ]; then
echo "Westside"
fi
</verbatim>
+
+!How can I supply filenames with a prefix of '-' '--' as arguments to a program?
+
+Say you have a file called '--test'.
+If you wanted to use vim to edit this file then you would do:
+
+*vim -- --test
+
+The '--' tells the command that what follows is an argument, NOT to interpret them as options.
!! See also
* CommonErrors, under "Your shell hangs"
* BashOneLiners
* SpacesInPathNames
* PortabilityNotes
* [bash reference manual|http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/manual/bashref.html]
