Other tips for working with files: always quote filenames, because you never know if there's a space in them. filenames with dashes or periods will kill you

Other tips for working with files: always quote filenames, because you never know if there's a space in them. filenames with dashes or periods will kill you prepend current directory file manipulation filenames with "./", because the file might start with a period or dash Dashes in filenames still might kill you, especially if you pass those to another command