explainshell

Paste a shell command and see an explanation of each part, drawn from man pages.

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What is it?

A web tool that breaks a shell command into its pieces and shows the matching man page text for each argument and option. Coverage depends on the available man pages (as of writing).

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Does it run my command?

No. It only parses and explains the text; nothing is executed.

Is an account required?

No, the site can be used without signing in.

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