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xonsh: Load the specified `.xonsh` or `.json` configuration files.
$ xonsh --rc ${filename1-xonsh} ${filename2-json}
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This command initiates the execution of the Xonsh shell with specific options and arguments:

  1. xonsh: This is the command that starts the Xonsh shell. Xonsh is a Python-powered, cross-platform shell language and environment.

  2. --rc: Indicates that the following argument specifies the resource file to load as the shell's configuration. A resource file typically contains user-specific settings and aliases.

  3. ${filename1-xonsh}: This is an example of a variable substitution. It means that if the variable filename1 is defined, its value will be used as the argument. Otherwise, the argument "xonsh" will be used.

  4. ${filename2-json}: Similar to the above, this variable substitution checks the value of the filename2 variable. If it is defined, its value will be used. Otherwise, the argument "json" will be used.

To summarize, the command runs the Xonsh shell, loads a configuration file (if specified), and takes two arguments: filename1 (defaulting to "xonsh") and filename2 (defaulting to "json").

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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