GNU bug report logs - #14608
[feature request] option `--' for signifying end of options and beginning of the list of file names

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: niku <vaibhav.niku <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 15:50:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: niku <vaibhav.niku <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 14608 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#14608: closed
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:44:15 -0400

niku wrote:

> Thanks! Please update the documentation too.

It is already documented.

C-h i m emacs RET
m Emacs Invocation RET

   As with most programs, the special argument `--' says that
   all subsequent arguments are file names, not options, even if they
   start with `-'.
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