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rich:tldr:38de4
The command you provided is likely a snippet from a shell script or command line interface. Let's break it down:
-
rich
: It is the name of a command or executable being run. It refers to the "rich" tool, which is a Python library and command-line tool used for rich text and styling in terminal output. -
${filename-py}
: This is a parameter or variable being passed to therich
command. The notation${}
is often used in shell scripting to refer to variables. In this case,filename
is the name of the variable, andpy
is the default value if the variable is not set. So, it can be interpreted as replacing${filename-py}
with the value of thefilename
variable if it is set, or with "py" if it is not set. -
--line-number
: This is a flag or option being provided to therich
command. It instructs the tool to display line numbers alongside the text or code being formatted. -
--guides
: Another flag or option for therich
command. This flag tells the tool to display visual guides or markers in the formatted output, which can be helpful for code readability.
Overall, the command intends to format and style the contents of a file, specified by the filename
variable, in a terminal using the rich
tool. It will display line numbers alongside the text and include visual guides for improved readability.