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cmd: Execute specific [c]ommands.
$ cmd /c ${echo Hello world}
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The command cmd /c ${echo Hello world} is a command that runs in a Windows command prompt.

Here is a breakdown of each component of the command:

  • cmd is the command to run the Windows command prompt.
  • /c is an option for the cmd command to specify that it should execute the given command and then terminate.
  • ${echo Hello world} is the actual command to be executed.

However, there is a syntax issue with the command. The ${...} notation is typically used in shells like Bash for variable interpolation, but it is not valid in Windows command prompt. The correct syntax in Windows command prompt for echoing a string would be echo Hello world.

So, the corrected and simplified command would be: cmd /c echo Hello world. This command would execute the echo Hello world command in a Windows command prompt, which would output the string "Hello world" to the console.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.
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