Re: unexpected wildcard issue

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On Wed, 7 Mar 2007, Dan Nelson wrote:

> Doesn't matter.  Even if quoted, ls would still see as its first 
> argument something starting with a dash, which it will interpret as an 
> option.  Use "ls -- *xyz" or "ls ./*xyz" to ensure that none of the 
> expanded filenames get mistaken for options.
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ok... so, should the shell insert an implied "--" before expanding 
wildcards or globs? is there an option for that? should there be?

thanks...


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