Identify the command, options and arguments in the following:
ls -al /etc

Answer:
The command is: ls
There are two options: a and l
The argument is: /etc

hello there, here is an odd question. i know what these commands do but i dont understand what he means by arguments. ls lists the files and folders in a specific directory, a and l are the options, but how is /etc an argument. what does the term argument mean?