Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 08:46:20 +0200 (IST)
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On Sun, 26 Nov 2000, DJ Delorie wrote:

> I've been using unix now for 15 years, and I've never had to resort to
> the "--" trick.

What do you do if you need to fgrep for a string that begins with a
dash?

I agree that "--" is rarely needed, though; the above example is about
the only case I ever needed it.