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The special shell variable $* is used________________?

Correct answer: C. to list the positional parameters

  • A. to exit status of ast command executed.
  • B. to process number of the current shell
  • C. to list the positional parameters
  • D. to name the command being executed

Explanation

`$*` expands to all positional parameters supplied to the shell script or function, generally as one word when quoted. The exit status is `$?`, while the current shell's process ID is `$$`.

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