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--- shell_or_bash_scripts [2017/09/15 20:40] – skipidar
+++ shell_or_bash_scripts [2022/10/14 06:01] (current) – [Double-Dash in Shell commands] skipidar
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+==== Double-Dash -- in Shell commands ====
+A double-dash in a shell command signals the end of options and disables further option processing.
+https://www.baeldung.com/linux/double-dash-in-shell-commands
+<sxh shell>
+# If we use the same approach, we'll receive an error:
+# That's because grep treats "--hello" as a multi-character command option.
+grep "--hello" data.txt
+#works
+grep -- --hello data.txt
+</sxh>