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zek: Generate an example Go program from a given XML from `stdin` and send output to a file.
$ cat ${path-to-input-xml} | zek -p -o ${path-to-output-go}
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This command is used to read the contents of an input XML file and pass it as input to the zek tool.

Here's a breakdown of the command:

  • cat: This is a command-line utility that is used to concatenate and display the contents of files. In this case, it is used to read the contents of the input XML file.

  • ${path-to-input-xml}: This is a placeholder that represents the path to the input XML file. You need to provide the actual path here.

  • |: This is a pipe operator that redirects the output of the previous command (cat) as input to the next command (zek).

  • zek: This is the command that is executed next. It is a tool or program that takes input XML data and performs specific operations on it. The purpose and functionality of zek are not clear from the command itself.

  • -p: This is a flag or option for the zek command. It could enable a specific mode or set some behavior for the zek tool. Without further information, it is not clear what this option does.

  • -o: This is another flag or option for the zek command. It suggests that the following argument represents the path to the output file where the result of the zek operation should be saved.

  • ${path-to-output-go}: This is a placeholder that represents the path to the output file (in Go programming language) where the zek operation result should be written. You need to provide the actual path here.

To summarize, this command first reads the contents of the input XML file using the cat command, pipes it as input to the zek tool, and specifies the options -p and -o followed by their respective arguments. The purpose and specific functionality of the zek tool, as well as the behavior of the -p option, are not clear from the provided command.

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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