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BUG: files starting with "-" makes stat to say "invalid option -- 'S'" #64

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Elias Tsolis <estatisticseu <at> gmail.com>

Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 08:57:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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From: Elias Tsolis <estatisticseu <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-coreutils <at> gnu.org
Subject: BUG: files starting with "-" makes stat to say "invalid option --
 'S'" #64
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2022 21:34:42 +0200

files starting with "-" makes stat to say "invalid option -- 'S'"

example, create a file "-fddsfdf.txt" and run "stat *" or "stat 
-fddsfdf.txt"

and then again , create a file "fddsfdf.txt" and run "stat *" or "stat 
fddsfdf.txt"

In first case, it will says "invalid option -- 'S'",
in second, it will be run normally.


No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID:    Debian
Description:    Debian GNU/Linux 11 (bullseye)
Release:    11
Codename:    bullseye

stat (GNU coreutils) 8.32
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From: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>
To: Elias Tsolis <estatisticseu <at> gmail.com>, 59533 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#59533: BUG: files starting with "-" makes stat to say
 "invalid option -- 'S'" #64
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:12:25 +0000

tag 59533 notabug
close 59533
stop

On 23/11/2022 19:34, Elias Tsolis wrote:
> files starting with "-" makes stat to say "invalid option -- 'S'"
> 
> example, create a file "-fddsfdf.txt" and run "stat *" or "stat
> -fddsfdf.txt"
> 
> and then again , create a file "fddsfdf.txt" and run "stat *" or "stat
> fddsfdf.txt"
> 
> In first case, it will says "invalid option -- 'S'",
> in second, it will be run normally.

This is usually handled with:
  stat ./-blah
  stat -- -blah

thanks,
Pádraig
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