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What is the difference between an argument and an
option/switch?

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What is the difference between an argument and an option/switch? ..

Answer / viswanath

A linux/unix syntax format is as follows

command option arguement

example: ls -a /boot
here ls command, -a is option,/boot is arguement

option specifies the command how to run
arguement specifies the command on what to run

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What is the difference between an argument and an option/switch? ..

Answer / suitable

commands have the following syntax:
command options arguments
arguments are filenames or other data needed by the command
and

options used with the commands modify the command's behavior.

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What is the difference between an argument and an option/switch? ..

Answer / brijmohan

Whenever we try to excute something in linux and we are
using shell(terminal). there are three fields in that.

command option Argument

Command: it specify what you want to do. It is mendatory
filed.
Option: It is used to change the behaviour of command.
Argument: It may be file name or path.

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