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ExplainShell – Find What Each Part Of A Linux Command does

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Senthilkumar
Mar 9, 2017

Today, I came across an useful web service called ExplainShell that helps you to find what each part of a Linux command does. Of course, you can refer man pages or do a quick google search to know about a Linux command. However, ExplainShell breaks down the long and confusing commands and tells you exactly what each part does. All you need to do is just copy and paste a Linux command in ExplainShell website, and it will instantly display what each part of a Linux command means.

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