How to open files starting with + (plus) using vi

Posted by fsengonul on October 26, 2010

Oracle names the ASM trace files with the instance name. If you try to open a file whose name starts with + (plus) ,  you cannot use quotes or  escape character.
Instead you have to use -- in order to get rid of options.
vi -- +ASM8_s001_8349.trc

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hiro said

March 4, 2011 at 08:40
Really good trick

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Brooke said

July 19, 2012 at 05:30
Excellent, thanks. I really needed this! (Using Vim on Mac in Terminal.app)

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- fsengonul said
  
  July 19, 2012 at 08:58
  You’re welcome. Even though we’re dealing with so different subjects, it seems that technology unites us all
  
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