(Unix) How to type file content?

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I have file named -. cat - means standart input, but what if I want to open file, which name is -? I already searched a lot of information and asked some people, but they even don't know how to do it.

Duplicate of https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42187323/how-to-open-a-dashed-filename-using-terminal — Fabio, Feb 18 '22 at 09:42

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 18 '22 at 09:40

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Include the relative path of the file

cat ./-

answered Feb 18 '22 at 09:40

Fabio

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Thanks! It helped for me. I will accept your answer 8 minutes later because of rules. – Anisimov Feb 18 '22 at 09:42

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 19 '22 at 18:04

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You can use command like:

cat <-

this explicitly will redirect the file to stdin

answered Feb 19 '22 at 18:04

Romeo Ninov

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(Unix) How to type file content?

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