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mh_lint:tldr:e7e40
mh_lint: Check an Octave file.
$ mh_lint --octave ${filename-m}
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This command is using the mh_lint
tool with the --octave
option to perform linting or code analysis on a specific file.
mh_lint
: This is the name of the command or tool that is being executed.--octave
: This is an option or flag provided to themh_lint
tool, indicating that it should analyze the file as Octave code.${filename-m}
: This is a shell parameter expansion syntax, and its purpose here is to provide the filename to be analyzed by themh_lint
tool. The variable$filename
is substituted in its place, and if the variable is not set, it defaults to the stringm
.
Therefore, this command is basically running the mh_lint
tool with the --octave
option to analyze a file specified by the value of the $filename
variable, or if the variable is not set, it analyzes a file with the name m
.
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.