The correct commands to output the content of the file Texts 2.txt are A and E. These commands use
the cat command, which stands for concatenate, to display the content of one or more files. The cat
command can take one or more filenames as arguments and print their content to the standard
output (usually the terminal screen)12. The commands A and E use different ways to deal with the
space character in the filename. The space character is a special character in Linux that separates
words and commands. To prevent the shell from interpreting the space as a word separator, the
commands A and E use either of the following methods34:
Option A uses single quotes (') around the filename to preserve the literal value of the space
character. This tells the shell to treat the filename as a single argument and pass it to the cat
command. For example: cat ‘Texts 2.txt’
Option E uses a backslash () before the space character to escape its special meaning. This tells the
shell to ignore the space as a word separator and treat it as part of the filename. For example: cat
Texts\ 2.txt
The other options are incorrect because they use different syntax that do not output the content of
the file. For example:
Option B uses a double dash (–) before the filename to indicate the end of options. This is usually
used to prevent the shell from interpreting a filename that starts with a dash (-) as an option.
However, in this case, the filename does not start with a dash, so the double dash is unnecessary and
will cause the command to fail. For example: cat – Texts 2.txt
Option C uses vertical bars (|) around the filename to indicate a pipe. A pipe is a way of connecting
the output of one command to the input of another command. However, in this case, there is no
command before or after the pipe, so the pipe is meaningless and will cause the command to fail.
For example: cat |Texts 2.txt|
Option D uses single quotes (') and a backslash () together around the filename. This is redundant
and will cause the command to fail. The single quotes already preserve the literal value of the space
character, so the backslash is not needed. Moreover, the backslash inside the single quotes will be
treated as part of the filename, not as an escape character. For example: cat ‘Texts\ 2.txt’
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Stack Overflow 4: How to handle spaces in file names when using xargs on find results? - Ask Ubuntu