[PLUG] Reading a file with a dash

[Paul Heinlein]

On Tue, 29 Jun 2021, Michael Barnes wrote:

> Somehow, I managed to create a file named -u. I cannot figure out how to
> look at it as any command I give thinks -u is an option, not the filename.
>
> I cannot read, edit, move, delete, or anything.
>
> Ideas appreciated.

Most GNU utilities will stop interpreting options when they encounter 
a bare ' -- ' string. So this should work

mv -- -u newfilename

Or, just use the . directory in the filename:

less ./-u

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