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The command "astyle --indent=tab=${number_of_tabs} ${filename}" is used to format the code in a given file using the "astyle" utility with specific indentation settings.

Here is a breakdown of each part of the command:

• "astyle": It is the name of the utility or command-line tool being used. It is commonly used for code formatting and indentation.

• "--indent=tab=${number_of_tabs}": This option indicates how the code should be indented. It uses tabs as the indentation character and is customizable based on the value of "number_of_tabs". For example, if "number_of_tabs" is set to 4, it means each level of indentation will be represented by four tabs.

• "${number_of_tabs}": This is a placeholder that should be replaced with the actual number of tabs you want to use for indentation. For instance, if you want to use 2 tabs for each indentation level, you should replace "${number_of_tabs}" with "2".

• "${filename}": This is another placeholder that should be replaced with the actual filename or path of the file you want to format using astyle.

To summarize, the command reformats a specified code file with a specific number of tab characters used for indentation using the "astyle" utility.