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For 3), that's not the case on Windows filesystems as these characters are not allowed in file and folder names. On Linux, in addition to control characters, t

For 3), that's not the case on Windows filesystems as these characters are not allowed in file and folder names. On Linux, in addition to control characters, the shell interprets the `-` character specially. This means that if a filename starts with `-` you may have surprising results even if the filename is quoted.

nybble41 7y ago
> On Linux, in addition to control characters, the shell interprets the `-` character specially. It's not the shell that interprets the leading `-` character specially, but rather the program receiving the string. The convention of marking the end of option processing with `--` helps, for programs that support it; you can also prefix relative paths with `./`.