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I was trying to document some command lines in Linux that use a double dash --option-name and was annoyed that OpenOffice/LibreOffice was replacing the double-dash with a single long dash (U+2013).

So, the question is "How do I stop OpenOffice/LibreOffice 4 from replacing my double-dashes?"

Note: My searches led me to a similar question that was not quite the right answer.

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In OpenOffice 4 (I am on Linux using OpenOffice version 4.2.8.2):

There is a setting:

Tool --> AutoCorrect Options --> Replace

To remove the effective entry at the top of the Replace tab:

1) Select the line that specifies the double-dash replacement (in this case the highlighted line at the top) 2) Click the Delete button on the right 3) Click "OK" at the bottom of the window

screenshot of Replace tab showing the top line for dash replacement and the delete button

If you are trying to turn off replacement of single dashes, look at this other SU question: "auto-replacing my dash makes me sad"

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