Files starting with Dash.

[Marcin Kowalski]

Hi.

This may or may not be a problem but ..

I have found a problem with trying to issue a grep, or any other command 
on directories with files starting with a dash.... is there a workaround 
or is this a bug ? (Similar problems occur when files have spaces in 
their names)

I am using GNU/Linux Kernel 2.2.16, redhat 7.3...

Regards and Thanks
Marcin


Problem details in a nutshell ( or maybe many nutshells) :
------ * SOFTWARE VERSION FIRST
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep --version
grep (GNU grep) 2.5.1

Copyright 1988, 1992-1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> ls --version
ls (fileutils) 4.1
Written by Richard Stallman and David MacKenzie.

Copyright (C) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

------******** ACTUAL PROBLEM FOLLOWS :

address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> ls -*
ls: invalid option -- 0
Try `ls --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> ls \-*
ls: invalid option -- 0
Try `ls --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> ls
-1009514941.doc  -1378383905.doc  -1572047709.doc  -1848877519.doc  
-192764200.doc  -218093781.doc  -533106144.doc  -800694181.doc
-1009592707.doc  -1379628993.doc  -1572794088.doc  -1848920026.doc  
-192786289.doc  21.doc          -536344021.doc  -801085977.doc
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep Marcin ?1239155355.doc
grep: invalid option -- .
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep Marcin *1239155355.doc
grep: invalid option -- .
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep Marcin *
grep: invalid option -- .
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep Marcin -*
grep: invalid option -- .
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep Marcin \-*
grep: invalid option -- .
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.
address@hidden /var/spool/cv/0/0/0> grep Marcin \\-*




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Marcin Kowalski
Perl Developer / Unix Administrator
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