This question is loosely related to this post. The basic idea is that OP had - in filename which broke ls *.vcf. What happened is clearly understood, but the question is then, how could one 'protect' or anticipate such filenames with the wildcard expansion ? I know one could use find , but what about wildcard expansion in shell specifically ?
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ls -- ...... – Jeff Schaller May 10 '17 at 18:42ls -- *.vcf.--is an argument which is available in many commands which is understood to mean "no more switches starting with-from this point". – DopeGhoti May 10 '17 at 18:43