
Command arguments
Commands take arguments in different ways.
Short arguments
$ ls -a
$ grep -i reegen /etc/passwd
$ cp -r xahria-dna lainee-dna
Long (GNU) arguments
$ ls --all
$ grep --ignore-case reegen /etc/passwd
$ cp --recursive xahria-dna lainee-dna
Copyright 2005, Bri Hatch of Onsight, Inc.
Presented at LFNW - LinuxFest Northwest, Bellingham, Washington, Apr 2005
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