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Edvard

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ExplainShell explains those cryptic command options
« on: December 04, 2013, 02:48 AM »
Mouser mentioned this in IRC, and there's a nice little write-up at Ghacks here:
http://www.ghacks.net/2013/12/02/explain-shell-breaks-linux-command-line-arguments/

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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/

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Pretty snazzy!  :Thmbsup:
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Re: ExplainShell explains those cryptic command options
« Reply #1 on: December 04, 2013, 02:58 AM »
Looks neat!  Thanks for sharing :)

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Re: ExplainShell explains those cryptic command options
« Reply #2 on: December 04, 2013, 02:59 AM »
For those who use such things...

Mycroft has a search engine plugin / provider for it.

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Re: ExplainShell explains those cryptic command options
« Reply #3 on: December 04, 2013, 12:42 PM »
Thanks E-Man! That's very handy - and a great resource for bringing a new shell user up to speed. :Thmbsup:

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