doc/bugs/Specifying_a_filename_starting_with___34__-c__34___instead_applies_it_to_all_files.mdwn

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+### Please describe the problem.
+Trying to apply certain commands - such as 'drop' - to a filename which starts with "-c" instead applies it to all files.  In the instance where I found this, I was using "drop --force" and it caused it to indiscriminately get rid of everything in the directory instead of a single file.
+
+### What steps will reproduce the problem?
+1. Make a repository.
+2. Create several files and add them.
+3. Create a file whose name begins with "-c" and add it as well.
+4. Run "git annex drop <fname>" where 'fname' is the file from that last step. 
+
+### What version of git-annex are you using? On what operating system?
+4.20130516-gedc4ccd on Arch Linux
+
+### Please provide any additional information below.
+
+[[!format sh """
+# If you can, paste a complete transcript of the problem occurring here.
+# If the problem is with the git-annex assistant, paste in .git/annex/daemon.log
+
+[user@host ~]$ mkdir annex_test
+[user@host ~]$ cd annex_test/
+[user@host annex_test]$ ls
+[user@host annex_test]$ git init
+Initialized empty Git repository in /home/user/annex_test/.git/
+[user@host annex_test]$ git annex init "test"
+init test ok
+(Recording state in git...)
+[user@host annex_test]$ 
+[user@host annex_test]$ echo foo > foo
+[user@host annex_test]$ echo bar > bar
+[user@host annex_test]$ echo baz > baz
+[user@host annex_test]$ echo test > "-c-test"
+[user@host annex_test]$ git annex add *
+add bar (checksum...) ok
+add baz (checksum...) ok
+add foo (checksum...) ok
+(Recording state in git...)
+[user@host annex_test]$ git annex add -c-test 
+add -c-test (checksum...) ok
+(Recording state in git...)
+[user@host annex_test]$ git annex drop -c-test 
+drop -c-test (unsafe) 
+  Could only verify the existence of 0 out of 1 necessary copies
+
+  Rather than dropping this file, try using: git annex move
+
+  (Use --force to override this check, or adjust annex.numcopies.)
+failed
+drop bar (unsafe) 
+  Could only verify the existence of 0 out of 1 necessary copies
+
+  Rather than dropping this file, try using: git annex move
+
+  (Use --force to override this check, or adjust annex.numcopies.)
+failed
+drop baz (unsafe) 
+  Could only verify the existence of 0 out of 1 necessary copies
+
+  Rather than dropping this file, try using: git annex move
+
+  (Use --force to override this check, or adjust annex.numcopies.)
+failed
+drop foo (unsafe) 
+  Could only verify the existence of 0 out of 1 necessary copies
+
+  Rather than dropping this file, try using: git annex move
+
+  (Use --force to override this check, or adjust annex.numcopies.)
+failed
+git-annex: drop: 4 failed
+
+
+# End of transcript or log.
+"""]]