shopt:tldr:a4285
shopt: Set an option.
$ shopt -s ${option_name}
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The command shopt -s ${option_name} is used to enable or set a shell option in the bash shell. Here's a breakdown of the command:
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shopt: This command is used to manipulate and query the shell's optional behavior settings. -
-s: This option indicates that we want to enable or set a specific shell option. -
${option_name}: Replace${option_name}with the desired name of the option you want to enable or set. This can be any valid shell option name. For example,globstar,nullglob,extglob, etc.
By running this command, you are enabling the specified shell option, which alters the behavior of the bash shell according to that specific option.
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