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    There is no association to files and directories. It is a signal when providing arguments to commands that you are done supplying options / arguments, and are listing a 'target' of some kind, either a file or a directory maybe. Can you show an example of what you are trying to do? Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 1:35
  • On my browser it looks like you are referring to single - but the words you are both using are more accurate descriptions of --. Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 1:46
  • I thought the same thing, but too small an edit, so I just answered with the assumption. Hopefully they will edit it if it is incorrect. Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 2:47
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    Well, - has a meaning too when used as a filename (it typically means stdin/stdout), but the second paragraph is clearly talking about --, so I'm not sure which he actually wants Commented Nov 17, 2012 at 3:07