Before we get beyond the topic of working around files and directories with oddball names, there’s one more trick that’s useful to know about — how to terminate options processing with “–” (excuse the ...

Ask someone to name all the things they can find in a room. Only a few will mention air. Ask a Linux command line user about programs they use and they may well forget to mention ls. Like air, it is ...

Linux commands often have long lists of options they support, many of which are single-letter mnemonics. These can be tricky to learn and remember, but their redeeming feature is their reusability: ...