How can I grep through files whose name begins with `-`?

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I've tried this.

grep -r thanks *                                      slave-iv
grep: invalid option -- '@'
Usage: grep [OPTION]... PATTERN [FILE]...
Try `grep --help' for more information.

Here's what the directory looks like. They're log files from pidgin.

ls -1
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '10 at 14:00

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Doh! I just realized after asking my problem is not the @ it's the - this works

grep -r thanks -- *

answered Nov 09 '10 at 14:00

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[More info](http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/1519/how-do-i-delete-a-file-whose-name-begins-with) – Michael Mrozek Nov 10 '10 at 18:11
@Michael: Isn't this is one more exact duplicate? – Stéphane Gimenez Aug 12 '11 at 15:37

How can I grep through files whose name begins with `-`?

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