On Sat, 06 Jul 2019 07:54:08 +0100, ra...@inputplus.co.uk said: > Having an unnoticed option can be the cause of awkward bugs
Try this: $ ls [directory listing] $ ls * [same directory listing] $ touch -- -l # make a file called '-l' $ ls * [long directory listing as file '-l' is interpreted as an option Now, imagine a file called ' -rf' and how that might impact an 'rm' command. -- Linux Tips: https://www.tiger-computing.co.uk/category/techtips/ -- Next meeting: BEC, Bournemouth, Tuesday, 2019-08-06 20:00 Check to whom you are replying Meetings, mailing list, IRC, ... http://dorset.lug.org.uk/ New thread, don't hijack: mailto:dorset@mailman.lug.org.uk
