Command Options

• Command options allow you to control the commands to a certain degree
  • Conventions ...
    • Options normally begin with a single "-" (dash) and are a single letter (e.g. "-a")
    • Sometimes options are have double dashes followed by a keyword ("--help").
    • Sometimes options follow no pattern whatsoever!
  • Examples:
    • ls -l
    • ls -la
    • ls -lsF

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