Trying to <code>mkdir</code> with a leading hyphen in the name. <pre class="prettyprint"><code> mkdir -foo- mkdir '-foo-' mkdir `-foo-` mkdir `echo '-foo-'` </code></pre> None of these work. Is there any way to do this?

Try using <code>--</code> to disable further option parsing: <pre class="prettyprint"><code>mkdir -- -foo </code></pre>

Make directory with leading hyphen

Trying to mkdir with a leading hyphen in the name.

 mkdir -foo-
 mkdir '-foo-'
 mkdir `-foo-`
 mkdir `echo '-foo-'`

None of these work. Is there any way to do this?

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asked Dec 07 '22 04:12

Try using -- to disable further option parsing:

mkdir -- -foo

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answered Jan 12 '23 16:01

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