Dan Naumov wrote:
Actually, I just realised that the problem exists with literally every
piece of software out there that utilises command line parameters, so
it's not just Nano. I still think something must be done within Nano
to work around this problem. Fixing all Linux and *NIX software could
be a larger problem, though.
address@hidden xidia]$ mv -XidiaInfo-.txt Xidia.txt
mv: invalid option -- X
Try `mv --help' for more information.
Actually, many UNIX commands use '--' to signal the end of the options.
This could be something to look into. Check 'info mv' or 'info rm',
they should discuss this if you have a GNU based system. I have also
seen this on Solaris and other SYSVR4 systems.
What about when using the short options, could a single '-' be good enough.
Rocco