What are Command Line Arguments and why would you use them? Command line arguments are extra commands you can use when launching a program so that the program's functionality will change. Depending on ...

This post covers some well-known Linux commands that, when used with particular options and arguments, can save you some time or ensure that what you are doing is what you intended. The first “trick” ...

In this article, I want to cover a more fundamental aspect of shell scripting: working with command arguments. I suspect that most shell scripts go through an evolution with their command flags, ...

Finding the version of Clojure you are using is as simple as executing one of the following commands inside the Clojure REPL, which you can enter by running clojure: # clojure Clojure 1.8.0 user=> ...

Writing code to parse command line arguments is still necessary sometimes. When you need to examine command line arguments, see how and why you should use your open source Java toolkit and use Command ...

The command line isn't just for wise Linux beards. It's actually an awesome tool with almost limitless functionality. Here's a primer on how it works, and how you can do almost anything with it. Note: ...

As a relatively isolated junior sysadmin, I remember seeing answers on Experts Exchange and later Stack Exchange that baffled me. Authors and commenters might chain 10 commands together with pipes and ...