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What would the following command do? riot -compress code/ >

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Final answer:

The command given ('riot -compress code/ >') appears to be incomplete and is not a standard Unix/Linux command. If 'riot' were an actual program, this command might be intended to compress a directory and redirect the output, but it is missing the output target.

Step-by-step explanation:

The command 'riot -compress code/ >' seems to refer to a shell command that could be used in Unix or Linux environments. However, consistent with the guidance to ignore any typos, the command does not appear to be complete or accurately specified. Typically, the program 'riot' would not be a standard command, and '-compress' may be intended as an option or a flag to compress files or directories.

If 'riot' were a legitimate program or script, the command would be expected to compress the directory named 'code/' and potentially redirect the output to another file or location, indicated by the '>' symbol. However, since the command is incomplete (missing the target file or location after the redirect symbol '>'), it would likely result in an error in a real-world scenario.

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