ExplainShell explains those cryptic command options

[Edvard]

Mouser mentioned this in IRC, and there's a nice little write-up at Ghacks here:
http://www.ghacks.ne...mand-line-arguments/

Explain Shell is a free online service that will break down command line arguments that you enter for you. If you do not know what the commands find . -type f -print0, tar xzvf archive.tar.gz or iptables -A INPUT -i eth0 -s ip-to-block -j DROP do, you can find out now using the service.

http://explainshell.com/



Pretty snazzy! 

[ewemoa]

Looks neat!  Thanks for sharing

[ewemoa]

For those who use such things...

Mycroft has a search engine plugin / provider for it.

[40hz]

Thanks E-Man! That's very handy - and a great resource for bringing a new shell user up to speed.