[wruza]

It means “stop processing arguments as options and leave them alone” to getopt-likes. E.g. to rm file named “-f”:

  rm -- -f

Idk the word, just minus minus.

[soupshield]

> E.g. to rm file named “-f”:

I've defintely had this sort of problem in the past :)

[vultour]

rm ./-f