diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d85bdf5..a244882 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ Cross-platform compatibility:
 - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here
 - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases
 - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\) is automatically converted
+- On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally
 
 The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:
 $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"
diff --git a/markdownlint-cli2.js b/markdownlint-cli2.js
index 79406ec..6213ae0 100755
--- a/markdownlint-cli2.js
+++ b/markdownlint-cli2.js
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ Cross-platform compatibility:
 - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here
 - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases
 - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted
+- On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally
 
 The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:
 $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"`
@@ -921,26 +922,28 @@ const main = async (params) => {
   let fixDefault = false;
   // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-useless-undefined
   let configPath = undefined;
+  let sawDashDash = false;
   let shouldShowHelp = false;
   const argvFiltered = (argv || []).filter((arg) => {
-    if (configPath === null) {
+    if (sawDashDash) {
+      return true;
+    } else if (configPath === null) {
       configPath = arg;
-      return false;
       // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-switch
+    } else if (arg === "--") {
+      sawDashDash = true;
     } else if (arg === "--config") {
       configPath = null;
-      return false;
     } else if (arg === "--fix") {
       fixDefault = true;
-      return false;
     } else if (arg === "--help") {
       shouldShowHelp = true;
-      return false;
     } else if (arg === "--no-globs") {
       noGlobs = true;
-      return false;
+    } else {
+      return true;
     }
-    return true;
+    return false;
   });
   if (shouldShowHelp) {
     return showHelp(logMessage, true);
diff --git a/test/markdownlint-cli2-test.js b/test/markdownlint-cli2-test.js
index 641909e..856d5d8 100644
--- a/test/markdownlint-cli2-test.js
+++ b/test/markdownlint-cli2-test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const { "main": markdownlintCli2 } = require("../markdownlint-cli2.js");
 const jsoncParse = require("../parsers/jsonc-parse.js");
 const yamlParse = require("../parsers/yaml-parse.js");
 const FsMock = require("./fs-mock");
+const FsVirtual = require("../webworker/fs-virtual");
 
 const schemaIdVersionRe = /^.*v(?<version>\d+\.\d+\.\d+).*$/u;
 const markdownlintConfigSchemaDefinition = require("../schema/markdownlint-config-schema.json");
@@ -658,3 +659,38 @@ test("--help, glob also present", (t) => {
       t.regex(stdouts[0], /^markdownlint-cli2 v/u);
     });
 });
+
+test("-- stops matching parameters per POSIX Utility Conventions 12.2 Guideline 10", async (t) => {
+  t.plan(17);
+  const files = [
+    [ "/--fix", "# Title" ],
+    [ "/bad.md", "# Title" ],
+    [ "/good.md", "# Title\n" ]
+  ];
+  const scenario = async (argv, exitCode) => t.is(
+    await markdownlintCli2({
+      argv,
+      "directory": "/",
+      "fs": new FsVirtual(files)
+    }),
+    exitCode
+  );
+  await scenario([], 2);
+  await scenario([ "--" ], 2);
+  await scenario([ "--fix" ], 2);
+  await scenario([ "--fix", "--" ], 2);
+  await scenario([ "--", "--fix" ], 1);
+  await scenario([ "bad.md" ], 1);
+  await scenario([ "bad.md", "--" ], 1);
+  await scenario([ "--", "bad.md" ], 1);
+  await scenario([ "good.md" ], 0);
+  await scenario([ "good.md", "--" ], 0);
+  await scenario([ "--", "good.md" ], 0);
+  await scenario([ "--fix", "--", "good.md" ], 0);
+  await scenario([ "--fix", "--", "bad.md" ], 0);
+  await scenario([ "good.md", "--", "--fix" ], 1);
+  await scenario([ "bad.md", "--", "--fix" ], 1);
+  await scenario([ "--", "--" ], 0);
+  files.push([ "/--", "# Title" ]);
+  await scenario([ "--", "--" ], 1);
+});
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.md
index 491042f..a4ba652 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -734,6 +738,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.snap
index 435d4b9..e3deada 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-exec.js.snap differ
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.md
index de07dcb..671c6f8 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -734,6 +738,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.snap
index 3835f5d..a663aae 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-fs.js.snap differ
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.md b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.md
index db47051..c0338dd 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.md
+++ b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -166,6 +168,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -222,6 +225,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
@@ -734,6 +738,7 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
       - Shells that expand globs do not support negated patterns (!node_modules); quoting is required here␊
       - Some UNIX shells parse exclamation (!) in double-quotes; hashtag (#) is recommended in these cases␊
       - The path separator is forward slash (/) on all platforms; backslash (\\) is automatically converted␊
+      - On any platform, passing the parameter "--" causes all remaining parameters to be treated literally␊
       ␊
       The most compatible syntax for cross-platform support:␊
       $ markdownlint-cli2 "**/*.md" "#node_modules"␊
diff --git a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.snap b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.snap
index 95188b0..9ebad4d 100644
Binary files a/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.snap and b/test/snapshots/markdownlint-cli2-test-main.js.snap differ
diff --git a/webworker/fs-virtual.js b/webworker/fs-virtual.js
index b40c0fe..e84d8d1 100644
--- a/webworker/fs-virtual.js
+++ b/webworker/fs-virtual.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 "use strict";
 
+/* c8 ignore start */
+
 const dirent = (path, directory) => {
   const name = path.replace(/^.*\//u, "");
   return {
@@ -16,7 +18,6 @@ const dirent = (path, directory) => {
   };
 };
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 class FsVirtual {
   constructor(files) {
 
@@ -86,3 +87,9 @@ class FsVirtual {
     };
   }
 }
+
+/* c8 ignore stop */
+
+if (typeof module !== "undefined") {
+  module.exports = FsVirtual;
+}