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shopt - Set shell options

Overview​

The shopt command set shell options.

Syntax​

shopt [OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS]

Basic Usage Examples​

# Basic usage
shopt

# Get help
shopt --help

# Check version
shopt --version

Common Options​

  • -h, --help - Display help information
  • -v, --version - Show version information
  • -V, --verbose - Enable verbose output (if supported)

Description​

The shopt command is part of the system-info category in Linux systems. It provides essential functionality for set shell options.

Refer to the manual page (man shopt) for detailed information about all available options and usage patterns.

Common Use Cases​

  1. Basic Operations: Simple usage scenarios
  2. System Administration: Administrative tasks
  3. Automation: Script integration
  4. Troubleshooting: Diagnostic usage
  • Other commands in the system-info category
  • System utilities for similar operations
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