iptables rule addition yields unknown option error
Issue
- Trying to use iptables commands it is not properly recognizing the option
- Trying to add iptables rule and running into an issue
[root@localhost ~]# iptables -A INPUT -–s 10.0.0.0/8 -j DROP
iptables v1.4.21: unknown option "INPUT"
Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.
[root@localhost ~]# iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -–dport 80 -j ACCEPT
iptables v1.4.21: unknown option "-m"
Try `iptables -h' or 'iptables --help' for more information.
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7
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