Andrew Robert wrote: > a.m. wrote: >> If I type this in shell >> >> $ ./yourfile.py 12:34 PM & >> >> What does '$', '.', '/' and '& means in this succession? Note: >> 12:34 PM is a argument to the yourfile.py. >> > > This not python syntax but Unix shell. > > $ = shell prompt ./ = look for the program > in my current working directory yourfile.py = the program name > 12:34 = argument 1 PM = argument 2 & > = run in background And just to be perfectly clear, you don't type the $. It's already there for you, in some form; your prompt may not be a $.
Cheers, Cliff
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