How to remove/rename file which contains special character eg. “-x” using command line [duplicate]
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What does “--” (double-dash) mean?
Can anybody explain me below things
i have file named "-xyz".
if i try to remove or move that file using command line , it's unable to move.
i tried below things :
[rahul@srv100 ~]# ls -lrt -- "-xyz"
-rw-r--r-- 1 rahul rahul 0 Dec 19 08:06 -xyz
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv "-xyz" xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv '-xyz' xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
finally i rename that file using winscp, and after trying multiple ways i got one option and it's working.
mv -- '-xyz' xyz
Wish the help of "--", i created file/directory as below
mkdir -- --abc
touch -- -xyz
So my Question is what is this "--" in bash ?
Please explain.
bash
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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Possible Duplicate:
What does “--” (double-dash) mean?
Can anybody explain me below things
i have file named "-xyz".
if i try to remove or move that file using command line , it's unable to move.
i tried below things :
[rahul@srv100 ~]# ls -lrt -- "-xyz"
-rw-r--r-- 1 rahul rahul 0 Dec 19 08:06 -xyz
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv "-xyz" xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv '-xyz' xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
finally i rename that file using winscp, and after trying multiple ways i got one option and it's working.
mv -- '-xyz' xyz
Wish the help of "--", i created file/directory as below
mkdir -- --abc
touch -- -xyz
So my Question is what is this "--" in bash ?
Please explain.
bash
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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asked Dec 21 '12 at 9:12
Rahul Patil
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marked as duplicate by Stéphane Chazelas, manatwork, Renan, Ulrich Dangel, George M Dec 21 '12 at 12:46
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For info,--has nothing to do with bash. In your case, you can also use./-xyz.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:56
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Possible Duplicate:
What does “--” (double-dash) mean?
Can anybody explain me below things
i have file named "-xyz".
if i try to remove or move that file using command line , it's unable to move.
i tried below things :
[rahul@srv100 ~]# ls -lrt -- "-xyz"
-rw-r--r-- 1 rahul rahul 0 Dec 19 08:06 -xyz
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv "-xyz" xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv '-xyz' xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
finally i rename that file using winscp, and after trying multiple ways i got one option and it's working.
mv -- '-xyz' xyz
Wish the help of "--", i created file/directory as below
mkdir -- --abc
touch -- -xyz
So my Question is what is this "--" in bash ?
Please explain.
bash
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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asked Dec 21 '12 at 9:12
Rahul Patil
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Possible Duplicate:
What does “--” (double-dash) mean?
Can anybody explain me below things
i have file named "-xyz".
if i try to remove or move that file using command line , it's unable to move.
i tried below things :
[rahul@srv100 ~]# ls -lrt -- "-xyz"
-rw-r--r-- 1 rahul rahul 0 Dec 19 08:06 -xyz
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv "-xyz" xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv -xyz xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
[rahul@srv100 ~]# mv '-xyz' xyz
mv: invalid option -- x
Try `mv --help' for more information.
finally i rename that file using winscp, and after trying multiple ways i got one option and it's working.
mv -- '-xyz' xyz
Wish the help of "--", i created file/directory as below
mkdir -- --abc
touch -- -xyz
So my Question is what is this "--" in bash ?
Please explain.
bash
bash
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36
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asked Dec 21 '12 at 9:12
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asked Dec 21 '12 at 9:12
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marked as duplicate by Stéphane Chazelas, manatwork, Renan, Ulrich Dangel, George M Dec 21 '12 at 12:46
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
marked as duplicate by Stéphane Chazelas, manatwork, Renan, Ulrich Dangel, George M Dec 21 '12 at 12:46
This question has been asked before and already has an answer. If those answers do not fully address your question, please ask a new question.
For info,--has nothing to do with bash. In your case, you can also use./-xyz.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:56
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For info,--has nothing to do with bash. In your case, you can also use./-xyz.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:56
For info,
-- has nothing to do with bash. In your case, you can also use ./-xyz.– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:56
For info,
-- has nothing to do with bash. In your case, you can also use ./-xyz.– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:56
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As others have already mentioned -- is used to delimit options from arguments. If you execute a program and specify any arguments the program has no way of distinguishing if the specified arguments should be interpreted as a command line option or an argument. That is the reason why a prefix for options was introduced - / -- or / on windows, i.e. -rf,--help or /?
As you may have files beginning with a such an prefix or any other special name which could be interpreted -- was introduced to delimit command line options from normal arguments, i.e. every argument after -- will not be treated as a command line option but just as a argument. getopt (1), a standard solution to parse arguments, for example supports the -- delimiter which means any program using getopt automatically supports the -- delimiter.
If you want to work with files starting with special characters like - you can also just add ./ in front of them as they now don't start with - so they won't be interpreted as command line option, for your example it would be mkdir ./--abc
answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
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This is used to tell the command that after that point no more command options are accepted.
So
rm -- -abc
means that it will ignore the - from the abc.
for more information you can refer to:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/special-chars.html
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
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Not really ignore the-from the-abc. Instead, it will not consider-abcto be an option, since after the--, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
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It's an indicator to the individual commands to stop interpreting further command line arguments as options.
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
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3 Answers
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active
oldest
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oldest
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oldest
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up vote
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down vote
accepted
As others have already mentioned -- is used to delimit options from arguments. If you execute a program and specify any arguments the program has no way of distinguishing if the specified arguments should be interpreted as a command line option or an argument. That is the reason why a prefix for options was introduced - / -- or / on windows, i.e. -rf,--help or /?
As you may have files beginning with a such an prefix or any other special name which could be interpreted -- was introduced to delimit command line options from normal arguments, i.e. every argument after -- will not be treated as a command line option but just as a argument. getopt (1), a standard solution to parse arguments, for example supports the -- delimiter which means any program using getopt automatically supports the -- delimiter.
If you want to work with files starting with special characters like - you can also just add ./ in front of them as they now don't start with - so they won't be interpreted as command line option, for your example it would be mkdir ./--abc
answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
20.2k25771
add a comment |
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1
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As others have already mentioned -- is used to delimit options from arguments. If you execute a program and specify any arguments the program has no way of distinguishing if the specified arguments should be interpreted as a command line option or an argument. That is the reason why a prefix for options was introduced - / -- or / on windows, i.e. -rf,--help or /?
As you may have files beginning with a such an prefix or any other special name which could be interpreted -- was introduced to delimit command line options from normal arguments, i.e. every argument after -- will not be treated as a command line option but just as a argument. getopt (1), a standard solution to parse arguments, for example supports the -- delimiter which means any program using getopt automatically supports the -- delimiter.
If you want to work with files starting with special characters like - you can also just add ./ in front of them as they now don't start with - so they won't be interpreted as command line option, for your example it would be mkdir ./--abc
answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
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1
down vote
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up vote
1
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As others have already mentioned -- is used to delimit options from arguments. If you execute a program and specify any arguments the program has no way of distinguishing if the specified arguments should be interpreted as a command line option or an argument. That is the reason why a prefix for options was introduced - / -- or / on windows, i.e. -rf,--help or /?
As you may have files beginning with a such an prefix or any other special name which could be interpreted -- was introduced to delimit command line options from normal arguments, i.e. every argument after -- will not be treated as a command line option but just as a argument. getopt (1), a standard solution to parse arguments, for example supports the -- delimiter which means any program using getopt automatically supports the -- delimiter.
If you want to work with files starting with special characters like - you can also just add ./ in front of them as they now don't start with - so they won't be interpreted as command line option, for your example it would be mkdir ./--abc
answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
20.2k25771
As others have already mentioned -- is used to delimit options from arguments. If you execute a program and specify any arguments the program has no way of distinguishing if the specified arguments should be interpreted as a command line option or an argument. That is the reason why a prefix for options was introduced - / -- or / on windows, i.e. -rf,--help or /?
As you may have files beginning with a such an prefix or any other special name which could be interpreted -- was introduced to delimit command line options from normal arguments, i.e. every argument after -- will not be treated as a command line option but just as a argument. getopt (1), a standard solution to parse arguments, for example supports the -- delimiter which means any program using getopt automatically supports the -- delimiter.
If you want to work with files starting with special characters like - you can also just add ./ in front of them as they now don't start with - so they won't be interpreted as command line option, for your example it would be mkdir ./--abc
answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
20.2k25771
answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 12:26
Ulrich Dangel
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This is used to tell the command that after that point no more command options are accepted.
So
rm -- -abc
means that it will ignore the - from the abc.
for more information you can refer to:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/special-chars.html
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
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Not really ignore the-from the-abc. Instead, it will not consider-abcto be an option, since after the--, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
This is used to tell the command that after that point no more command options are accepted.
So
rm -- -abc
means that it will ignore the - from the abc.
for more information you can refer to:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/special-chars.html
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
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2
Not really ignore the-from the-abc. Instead, it will not consider-abcto be an option, since after the--, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
add a comment |
up vote
1
down vote
up vote
1
down vote
This is used to tell the command that after that point no more command options are accepted.
So
rm -- -abc
means that it will ignore the - from the abc.
for more information you can refer to:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/special-chars.html
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
4,09321631
This is used to tell the command that after that point no more command options are accepted.
So
rm -- -abc
means that it will ignore the - from the abc.
for more information you can refer to:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/special-chars.html
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
4,09321631
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
4,09321631
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
4,09321631
answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
BitsOfNix
4,09321631
4,09321631
2
Not really ignore the-from the-abc. Instead, it will not consider-abcto be an option, since after the--, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
add a comment |
2
Not really ignore the-from the-abc. Instead, it will not consider-abcto be an option, since after the--, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.
– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
2
2
Not really ignore the
- from the -abc. Instead, it will not consider -abc to be an option, since after the --, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
Not really ignore the
- from the -abc. Instead, it will not consider -abc to be an option, since after the --, no more options are interpreted, only arguments.– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:58
add a comment |
up vote
1
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It's an indicator to the individual commands to stop interpreting further command line arguments as options.
edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
Anil Tallapragada
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It's an indicator to the individual commands to stop interpreting further command line arguments as options.
edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
Anil Tallapragada
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up vote
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It's an indicator to the individual commands to stop interpreting further command line arguments as options.
edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
Anil Tallapragada
112
It's an indicator to the individual commands to stop interpreting further command line arguments as options.
edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
Anil Tallapragada
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edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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edited Dec 21 '12 at 12:11
Renan
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
Anil Tallapragada
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
Anil Tallapragada
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answered Dec 21 '12 at 9:20
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For info,
--has nothing to do with bash. In your case, you can also use./-xyz.– gniourf_gniourf
Dec 21 '12 at 9:56