GNU bug report logs - #10458
24.0.92; ! in dired on a file starting with a hyphen

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de

Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 20:13:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 24.0.92

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #14 received at 10458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 10458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA
Subject: Re: bug#10458: 24.0.92; ! in dired on a file starting with a hyphen
Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:39:47 +0200

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:27:30 -0500
> Cc: michael_heerdegen <at> web.de, 10458 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> Stefan Monnier wrote:
> 
> > But we could do something like:
> >
> >    foobar ./-toto titi
> 
> Or stick a "--" after the command (is that a universal convention?).

AFAIK, -- is supported only by GNU getopt (and maybe compatibles).  I
think there's no guarantee that an arbitrary program will support it.
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