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It means "everything past here should not be parsed as a - or -- flag". If you have a file named "-l", then ls -- -l will show you that file, instead of doing a

It means "everything past here should not be parsed as a - or -- flag". If you have a file named "-l", then ls -- -l will show you that file, instead of doing a long listing.

cyphar 11y ago
It should be noted that not all flag parsers support it. But most people use getopt so it's not a big deal.
fnbr 11y ago
Thanks- that's really useful.